Article: Health Care M&A Feels Feverish, In a Good Way.(News)(mergers and acquisitions)

Byline: Avram Davis, MAJ

In the absence of deal volume, the steady drum of activity coming out of the health care space has managed to keep the M&A engine from completely seizing. Driven by the idea that health care is countercyclical, and perhaps motivated to plant a flag in the space ahead of possible reform, acquirers have targeted nearly every corner of the sector-from pharmaceutical plays to managed care to services, which can encompass IT companies or claims processing outfits. What isn't lost on some observers, however, is that the safety of health care as an investment seems to be neutralized by the uncertainty of where the Obama administration's reform ...

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