Health Management Associates Inc (HMA), Community Health Systems (CYH): Ready for Obamacare, Hospital Chains Join Forces
With the Affordable Care Act set to take effect, hospitals are scrambling to buy up rivals that complement their businesses.
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Community Health Systems (CYH), Health Management Associates Inc (HMA), HCA Holdings Inc (HCA): Should Investors Participate in This Hospital Operator Acquisition?
Recently, Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) announced that it would acquire Health Management Associates Inc (NYSE:HMA) at $13.78 per share, with the total transaction of around...
Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC), HCA Holdings Inc (HCA): Why Buy Hospitals?
More wellness care should mean lower patient counts.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): Three Surprising Repercussions of Obamacare
Ever since the Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (nearly in its entirety) last June, we've been examining nearly every facet of the transformative...
This Is What’s Really Behind Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG)’s Revenue Shortfall
I've stood by Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Basic Needs Portfolio Selection: Select Medical Holdings Corporation (SEM)
Six weeks ago, I outlined my plans to create a portfolio of 10 companies that all have one thing in common: They provide a basic need or deliver life's necessities.
Regal Entertainment Group (RGC), Stryker Corporation (SYK): Is This News a Crushing Blow to Obamacare’s Credibility?
There isn't much that the stock market dislikes more than uncertainty; and there are few pieces of legislation to have worked their way through Congress with more question marks...
Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): Why Is This Buyout a Sign of Things to Come?
In a sign that the healthcare industry may be on the cusp of a broad wave of consolidation, Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE:THC) recently announced that it would buy hospital company...
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), CIGNA Corporation (CI): Will the Uninsured Undermine the Implementation of Obamacare?
The debate between both political parties over the merits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has been going on for the better part of ...
HCA Holdings Inc (HCA), Health Management Associates Inc (HMA): Obamacare Shoving Doctors Out of Private Practice
First went the dinosaurs, then the dodo.
HCA Holdings Inc (HCA), Health Management Associates Inc (HMA): 7 States With the Highest Health Care Costs
While many focus on the cost of health insurance premiums, relatively little media attention is being given to the actual cost of health care itself.
Here is What Hedge Funds Think About HCA Holdings Inc (HCA)
HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) was in 73 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
HCA Holdings Inc (HCA), Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC), And Obamacare’s Big Boost
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, perhaps better known as Obamacare, is certainly one of the most controversial pieces of legislation to come out of the Obama administration...
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): No Sunny Skies for Obamacare Medicaid Expansion in Florida
Sunny skies don't appear to be in the forecast for Medicaid expansion in the Sunshine State.
Glenview Capital Adds More Shares of Health Management Associates Inc (HMA)
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Health Management Associates Inc (NYSE:HMA), Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH), HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
Health Management Associates Inc (HMA): Weak Vitals And Outlook
The patient's vital signs don't look good. The outlook for the future is worsening. And there are signs that the patient needs to be examined for other possible problems.
Community Health Systems (CYH), Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC): Do These Obamacare Winners Look Like Losers Now?
Have the Obamacare winners become losers? When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA, was first passed, most analysts pegged hospital systems as obvious winners...
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Aetna Inc. (AET) and Three Potential Obamacare Changes Courtesy of Singapore
Love it or hate it, Obamacare is now the American health care system. But even ardent supporters acknowledge that it's not perfect.
General Electric Company (GE), WellPoint, Inc. (WLP): Five Ways Obamacare Will Succeed
With the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, also known in shorthand as Obamacare, lawmakers and President Obama ushered in the winds of change ...
Aetna Inc. (AET), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Will Obamacare Really Give You Better Health Insurance?
The Affordable Care Act has promised that everyone will have individual health insurance.
MAKO Surgical Corp. (MAKO), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG): A New Survery Will Boost These Medical Device Companies
On Wednesday the Journal of the American Medical Association released survey data that stated that since 2009 the US could have saved $14 billion in health-plan costs and 50,000...
Glenview Capital’s Top Healthcare Stock Picks: HCA Holdings Inc (HCA), Life Technologies Corp. (LIFE), Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC)
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors for a variety of purposes.
The 25 Highest-Yielding Dividend Stocks in March: Seadrill Ltd (SDRL), Boise Inc. (BZ), Windstream Corporation (WIN)
Dividend investing is popular again.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) Earnings: An Early Look
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
This Sector Is Your Best Investment Over the Next Decade: Life Technologies Corp. (LIFE) and More
I admit it's sometimes difficult to look too far down the road when the market continues to head higher regardless of the economic news.
Top 3 Hospital Stocks Well Positioned for Healthcare Reform: HCA Holdings Inc (HCA) and More
The healthcare reform law aims to expand insurance coverage to roughly 30 million uninsured Americans. The Affordable Care Act will provide millions of Americans with access...
Short Hospital Systems, Buy Health Insurers: Humana Inc. (HUM), HCA Holdings Inc (HCA)
As a health care provider, I see big changes coming with the implementation of the Obamacare law coming in 2014.
Best Buy (BBY) Launches Into Monday Market Leader Role
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is headlining the biggest movers on the markets Monday, as the electronics reltailer is bieng sought to return to being a private company.
