Welcome to the Executive Summary of the first Polsinelli|TrBK Distress Indices Special Report: Causes of Healthcare Distress in 2014. We believe that studying distress in the U.S. economy provides helpful information to successful companies and investors in the space about how to remain successful and avoid the pitfalls of other industry participants.

The continuing implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014 was, in many ways, a watershed for healthcare in the United States. In addition, the healthcare industry has been rapidly changing for several years as the demographics of the country have shifted, the regulatory environment has evolved, and technology has come more and more to the forefront.

The Special Report examines how companies have faltered in this rapidly changing healthcare environment, which enables participants in the market such as healthcare companies, funds that invest in the space, and the wider public, to glean significant insights based on where the healthcare industry has been in the past and where it is likely headed in the future.