Skilled Nursing News July 5, 2018
The aging population is a major force in the booming health care mergers and acquisitions market, which saw 579 deals for U.S. health care targets last year.
West Monroe Partners, a Chicago-based business and technology consulting firm, conducted a survey of 100 market practitioners in collaboration with Mergermarket for a new report on how competition and technology are changing the health care M&A sector.
Of the survey respondents, 23% said the aging population was a key element in the interest in the health care sector. With the number of Americans aged 65 and older going from 35 million in 2000 to 49.2 million in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, subsectors such as pharmaceuticals and home health have momentum.
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