The healthcare provider industry isn’t collapsing — but it is fragmenting, according to data from healthcare restructuring firm Gibbins Advisors. The firm published a report last week showing financial strain
Angelini Pharma’s $4B Acquisition Adds Rare Disease Drugs to a Global Growth Strategy
Angelini Pharma is acquiring Catalyst Pharmaceuticals in a $4.1 billion deal that gives the Italy-based brain medicines company three commercialized rare disease products and entry into the U.S. market. According
Transforming CTMS: An Operating Layer for Real-Time Trial Execution
Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS) were designed to make trial execution inspectable and compliant, and that role remains the backbone of operational control. They are built to log visits, record
How PE Is Adjusting Its Healthcare Playbook Now that It’s Under the Microscope
In recent months, federal and state lawmakers have been increasing their scrutiny of private equity’s role in healthcare consolidation and pricing. Policymakers are raising concerns about PE ownership structures they
Bayer Sees Opportunity With $300M Acquisition of Eye Drug Biotech
Bayer is paying $300 million to buy Perfuse Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech that offers a new growth opportunity in ophthalmology as the pharmaceutical company’s top eye product weathers declining revenue
Want to Show Your Nurses Appreciation? Fix Your Hospital Communications
Health systems across the country will recognize their nursing staff for National Nurses Week on May 6-12, with everything from team lunches and awards to professional development opportunities. This year’s
Parsley Health Wins Greater Insurance Coverage for its Functional Medicine
Parsley Health, a functional medicine company, announced last week that it is now in-network with major insurance plans nationwide. As a virtual functional medicine provider, New York City-based Parsley Health
Provider-Payer Tensions Brew in Courtrooms: 3 Recent Lawsuits
Tensions between providers and payers are increasingly spilling into the courtroom, with health systems and provider groups turning to the legal system for relief from what they say are unfair
How I Learned To Trust AI as a Physical Therapist
Like a lot of clinicians, I worried about how the rise of AI might impact my field. I’m not opposed to innovation, but in healthcare, new tools have consequences when
Is the Atrium-WakeMed Merger Already Hitting a Wall?
Two North Carolina-based health systems, Atrium Health and WakeMed Health, announced plans to merge last week. As part of the proposed deal, Atrium plans to invest $2 billion into WakeMed









