Advisory Board October 8, 2024
Two American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkan on Monday won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA, in today’s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, the District of Columbia, and Massachusetts.
- California: Gov. Gavin Newson (D) last week vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state to block private equity (PE) from acquiring most healthcare facilities and service providers. Currently, PE firms and hedge funds are required to notify California’s attorney general (AG) when buying certain healthcare businesses, but the legislation would have required the AG to provide written consent for transactions valued at $25 million or more at least 90 days before they occurred. In his veto message,...