Mergers & Acquisitions

This week's top stories include Cerner mandating that all U.S. employees be vaccinated by Dec. 8 as David Feinberg takes the reins as CEO, and digital musculoskeletal care company SWORD Health acquiring wearable maker Vigilant Technologies.

The group contended that any concerns with antitrust enforcement should be addressed by providing additional resources to enforcement agencies.

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The AMA said consolidation leaves millions of Americans with more limited health insurer options.

Mergers enable access to financial resources, clinical expertise and new technology plus increased market power.

Land and building owner Medical Properties Trust will lease the hospitals to HCA Healthcare.

Pending approvals, the merger will form a 33-hospital system that employs 58,000 caregivers and provides insurance to roughly one million people.   

Centene said the move will better align with the company's strategy and build stronger brand awareness.

The appeal comes after a federal judge granted the FTC an injunction to halt the acquisition until it could complete an internal investigation.

This week's top stories include Verily beefing up its clinical trial platform with its acquisition of SignalPath and President Biden pushing for lower drug prices in his $3.5 trillion budget proposal.