Last year, when I sat down to write the guest editor’s column for the 2020 healthcare issue, we were reeling from a pandemic that not only was straining our already overtaxed healthcare system but also exacerbating the socio-political fissures that have dominated headlines, created misinformation,...
Even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry was facing myriad financial and economic pressures, including increasing operational costs, lower reimbursement from government and commercial payors,...
Can you remember when we talked about finding deal opportunities? Industry experts share their perspectives from different viewpoints as we navigate this ‘new normal’ together. This downturn will impact your career for the next...
There are significant benefits to a healthcare entity selling assets in bankruptcy, particularly with respect to the transfer of its Medicare or Medicaid provider agreements. A commonly held view 1 is that bankruptcy offers little use to healthcare entities reliant on Medicare or Medicaid payments...
The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on August 29, 2019, decided In re THG Holdings LLC, 604 B.R. 154 (Bankr. D. Del. 2019). In THG , Judge John T. Dorsey ruled that the automatic stay of U.S. Bankruptcy Code Section 362 precluded a postpetition continuation and reversal of a...
Between 2015 and 2020, private equity firms made more than 75 platform investments in physician practice management companies (PPMs) and more than 50 platform investments in dental service organizations (DSOs). This investment frenzy was driven by private equity’s desire to deploy its $1.5 trillion...
While healthcare generally represents a bright spot in a teetering U.S. economy, COVID-19 has demonstrated that healthcare providers are not immune to the financial pressures associated with the pandemic. As COVID-19 began to spread beyond China and Italy, U.S. hospitals, physician practices, long-...
COVID-19 and its resulting economic impact have taken a destructive toll on society. At its core, the pandemic has been a health crisis, so, not surprisingly, healthcare has been one of the sectors of the economy that has been most severely impacted. Societal measures to “flatten the curve,” such...
Healthcare Industry Distress, sponsored by SAK Management Services, LLC
Hear four distinct viewpoints on the healthcare industry's distress: the hospital environment, the nursing home environment, lenders, and legal. How will the impacts of COVID-19 impact healthcare...
