All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Business of Medicine

Why Physician-Owned Hospitals are Good

July 29, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  House Health Bill Would Ban New Physician-Owned Hospitals | blogs.wsj.com

Some points are made regarding why physicain-owned hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers are good for patients, physicians and reducing health care costs.

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Will We Never Learn From Past Mistakes?

July 29, 2009

Analysis of:  Mass. Panel Backs Radical Shift in Health Payment | www.nytimes.com

The idea of global payments is not a new one. This was attempted in the 1990's as part of insurer/provider risk-sharing arrangements. The dollars that providers will be given will have to be less than the amount the insurer spent on member care or no savings will be achieved. Providers will be required...

What do you do to your best performer once the job is done

July 29, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Growing statin clout spells gains for pharma cos | www.dnaindia.com

Statins one of the most sucessful class of drugs in the history of Pharma business is about to be retired or loose is exclusivity in controlled markets. What do you do with your best performers once the Job is accomplished in one department. Transfer him to another to get the job done. This is theunderlying...

Wockhardt Slowly & steadly clearing its excess bagage

July 29, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Wockhardt sells nutritionals biz to Abbott- Pharmaceuticals-Healthcare / Biotech-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times | economictimes.indiatimes.com

Wockhardt has been burdened with excessive debt with high interest rates attached to them.  The asset bought with these loans were not performing as expected. In order to survive drastic actions were needed. Wockhardt has achieved what it wanted in terms of financial relief, but it is loosing out on...

Shifting the burden of risk

July 28, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Mass. Panel Backs Radical Shift in Health Payment | www.nytimes.com

Once again, capitation rears its head. As seen over the past two decades, this is just another attempt to shift the risk of utilization away from the payors (Medicare and insurance carriers) and onto the providers (physicians, hospitals, etc.)

Fortis begins its road show for upcoming $ 250 million rights issue

July 25, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Fortis logs in seven-fold rise in Q1 net | www.business-standard.com

Fortis in many ways is the current leader& trend setter for the Indian Hospital sector. Grossly under capacity the private healthcare / hospital sector is restricted to Metros. Fortis is planning to expand this into Non Metro's & smaller towns. The Hospital business is less complicated as comparedPharma (Fortis...

Ranbaxy on the Rebound

July 25, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Ranbaxy profit soars on forex, derivatives gains | www.livemint.com

Ranbaxy has been in trouble since the takeover by Daiichi. There was one bad news after another, finally there is some good news of increase in profits. Even though this is not from their core business but from other activities. I think some bankers might have found refuge in Ranbaxy during the Financial...

No real support for government healthcare

July 23, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  AMA Endorses House Democrats' Health Care Bill | www.businessweek.com

Evidently whoever is incharge of AMA policy is into stimulus pork policy. I do not know of one Doctor in my entire 100 mile radius that endorses this BOONDOGLE. It is simply a joke and every physician knows it. The only way AMA would even consider this is if some group is getting offered a policy position....

Will the Mass. plan for Global Payments influence the quality of M.D. care?

July 23, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Mass. Panel Backs Radical Shift in Health Payment | www.nytimes.com

Despite the Mass. scheme that all have health insurance, costs have risen at 6-9%/yr. To rein in health care costs, a high level commission suggests moving from Fee for Service to a Global Payment System that would compensate physicians for the care of patients on a periodic basis. Capitation reduces...

Drug use in animals is important to human health.

July 22, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Animal health offers growth for big pharma | www.reuters.com

Animal health offers growth for big pharma by the production of drugs and pharmaceuticals for treatment and prevention of animal diseases. Also, there is the added benefit and need for clinical and field testing of new products that have demand in treating both animal and human diseases. There are...

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