In one of the largest med-tech deals to occur in 2013 so far, Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, Massachusetts) said it plans to acquire Life Technologies (Austin, Texas) for $76 in cash per fully diluted common share, or about $13.6 billion, plus the assumption of net debt at close ($2.2 billion as of year end 2012).
Does more coverage actually equate to more care? That's the question I was posed with while writing a story about a survey from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS; Tuscon, Arizona) concerning the upcoming Medicaid expansion. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act calls for a nationwide expansion of Medicaid eligibility, set to begin in 2014. As the law was written, nearly all U.S. citizens under 65 with family incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL) ($30,675 for a family of four in 2012) will now qualify for Medicaid. During an interview with Jane Orient,...
