The Supreme Court affirmation of keep parts of the Affirmative Care Act may unleash spending on healthcare construction, which has been “moribund” since the law’s 2010 signing, according to an article on the For Construction Pros website.
As medical-care facility operators make capital-spending decisions in to a more stable environment, contractors should look for more opportunity in the healthcare sector.
The U.S. Department of Commerce most recently estimated the annual rate of healthcare-sector construction spending to rank No. 8 among 16 nonresidential sectors, at $39.6 billion.
Spending in the health-care sector has been equal to that of transportation (minus highway and street construction).
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