Stryker's MAKO Surgical Acquisition: A Second Look (Med Device Online)
To appreciate Stryker’s purchase of MAKO Surgical, we need to jump in the time machine and travel back to the turbulent healthcare environment of 2012. Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, it wasn’t until two events happened in 2012 that its future impact was cemented: In March, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law’s major provisions and, in November, President Obama was reelected.
The ACA introduced several new challenges to med device profitability. The most direct effect came from the Medical Devi...
