title: Prices of healthcare stocks languishing; companies seek ways to interest investors.
abstract: The healthcare industry, which only six months ago was the darling of Wall Street, has fallen out of favor with investors. With prices generally down since the beginning of the year, some analysts are now referring to the sector as "health scare" stocks. As hospital companies feel the pressure to show big earnings gains, many are pursuing acquisitions, which are especially attractive in light of low interest rates.
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authors: Lutz
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics*; D007449:Investments / Q000639:trends*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States