Two years ago, we issued a special report on healthcare trends, speaking with bankers, lenders, and private equity investors [link]. Last week we revisited one of our sources, a top healthcare investor, on the current state of affairs in the industry.
“Everyone’s an infectious disease expert now,” he told us in an interview. “We also need to change the way we look at infection. To put things in context, there are anywhere from 20,000-60,000 deaths annually from the seasonal flu, out of about 40 million cases. It affects infants and the elderly.
“Corona diseases have been mutatory. Real social change is driven by the need to solve national problems. Like seat belts. In 1968 the Federal Government mandated them for cars, but it took another sixteen years for states to begin requiring their use. With COVID-19 you need everyone to get vaccinated.”...
“Things open up and people immediately think it’s time for the barbecues and pachangas.” – Dr. Ivan Melendez, public health authority, Hidalgo County (TX).
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Chart of the Week: How Long?
Sentiment that COVID-19 will be short-lived is shifting as new cases emerge from states opening up.
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Chart of the Week: More Patients
COVID-related emergency room visits are rising after bottoming out a month ago.
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Chart of the Week: Corona Cliff
The number of new COVID-19 cases has leveled off, but outside NYC the trend is less favorable.
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Chart of the Week: Not In Concert
Valuations of middle market private credit are less correlated to other public asset classes.
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Chart of the Week: Relatively Yieldy
Over the past decade the yield on middle market senior secured loans has outpaced that of many other asset classes.
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Chart of the Week: Junk Piling
Since April 1, roughly $35 billion of cash has poured into high-yield fund accounts.
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