Twenty-ten is the year for mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare delivery marketplace? A year ago, with President Obama’s massive push for government-enabled reform, a scenario such as this would have been unthinkable in polite (poltical) company. But recent developments in the drive toward reform are really anything but.

Although reform is on shaky ground, major health plans and other third parties are not exactly rushing toward consolidation. A wait-and-see attitude is the gameplan for now. But don’t be surprised to see the market for Medicaid managed care benefit from the weakened stance on reform in Washington. | LINK

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