The DoJ’s announcement that it will sue to block AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA should come as no surprise for several reasons: -Justice, under the Obama administration, has been active with a strong anti-trust agenda, having blocked NASDAQ’s proposed
The days of stand-alone devices may soon be behind us, as mobile platforms integrate functionality into a seamless experience across access venues. Consumers will access profiles, applications and content in a consistent and intuitive manner whether via smartphone, tablet,
On August 4, 2011 CMS hosted a meeting to update external stakeholders on the status of the implementation and roll-out of the national actual acquisition cost (AAC) survey, the existence of which Secretary Sebelius first revealed in a letter to
Google’s $12.5B acquisition of Motorola Mobility was a jolt on what would have otherwise been a typically sleepy mid-August trading Monday. While the all-cash price tag seems hefty at first look, MMI’s balance sheet is strong with $3B in net
Since details of the Budget Control Act were made public, Hospitals have meaningfully underperformed the broader Healthcare industry; Large-Cap Pharmaceuticals, Specialty Pharmaceuticals, Biotech and Medical Devices have performed in-line This implies that the Act’s committee fails to produce legislation, which
The Budget Control Act calls for $2.1T to $2.5T in cumulative deficit reduction for the period 2013 – 2021. $917B of this is in the form of ‘up-front’ cuts in discretionary spending, and has no appreciable effect on health spending
