{"id":1677,"date":"2019-06-14T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2019-06-13T11:22:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T18:22:34","slug":"health-care-mergers-acquisitions-primed-for-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/health-care-mergers-acquisitions-primed-for-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Care Mergers &#038; Acquisitions Primed for Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mergers\nand acquisitions are a key (if often unheralded) fact of the health care\nindustry. Despite political uncertainty, experts belief growth will be robust\nnext year. Here\u2019s what you need to know about the M&amp;A climate heading into\n2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><strong>Merrill\nInsight Poll Results Telling<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/puzzle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/puzzle.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/puzzle-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merrillcorp.com\/\">Merrill Insight poll<\/a> of more than\n200 M&amp;A professionals from around the world found that 52 percent of\nrespondents are convinced the market is headed in a positive direction over the\ncourse of the next year, up 12 percent from the last poll in November. At that\ntime, 48 percent felt the market would remain neutral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Politics\ncould be the dark horse, potentially halting deals, according to 35 percent of\nrespondents. The U.S. is on the verge of a presidential election next year that\nis poised to become contentious, and the matter of Britain\u2019s impending exit\nfrom the European Union could have far-reaching consequences. Both might make\ninvestors wary, at least until the dust settles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other\nconcerns highlighted in the poll include investor confidence, data privacy,\nantitrust\/competition issues and national security, though all ranked\nsignificantly lower than possible political turmoil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nbest opportunities for growth, according to respondents, are as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Health care IT (44 percent)<\/li><li>Population health (25 percent)<\/li><li>Precision medicine (25 percent)<\/li><li>Diagnostics and devices (24 percent)<\/li><li>Next generation sequencing (22 percent)<\/li><li>Medical marijuana (20 percent)<\/li><li>Biosensors and trackers (20 percent)<\/li><li>Point of care delivery (19 percent)<\/li><li>Immunotherapy (19 percent)<\/li><li>Telehealth (18 percent)<\/li><li>Infrastructure and operations (10 percent)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurdles\nexist, as well. Data connectivity ranked as the largest obstacle to overcome in\norder to fully leverage technology, according to 40 percent of respondents.\nThis was followed by technology and health care collaboration (23 percent),\nlack of user experience focus (14 percent), technology-as-a-cost-center culture\n(12 percent) and the technology talent gap (10 percent).\n\nRegardless of what happens, the consensus is\nclear: a shift to a technology-based business environment is underway,\ncompelling life sciences and health care entities to acquire other companies or\nforge alliances in order to remain competitive. \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mergers and acquisitions are a key (if often unheralded) fact of the health care industry. Despite political uncertainty, experts belief growth will be robust next year. Here\u2019s what you need to know about the M&amp;A climate heading into 2020. 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