ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are six sales of ASC real estate in the last 30 days:

ASCs Inc. has sold the property housing the Wellness Ambulatory Surgery Center in McKinney, Texas, to a private investor. 

Last year, CMS began requiring hospitals to post prices negotiated with private insurers online and enforced compliance. The agency is also requiring insurers and health plans to disclose in-network provider rates by July 1. Both policy changes could be a…

Shields Health Care Group has sold a medical office building and ASC in Natick, Mass., for $24.9 million. 

ASCs Inc. sold the Newport Beach (Calif.) Multi-Specialty Surgery Center to a regional ASC management company.

Penn State Health has become part owner in the Surgery Center of Lancaster (Pa.), the first step in the system's joint venture with ValueHealth, a Leawood, Kan.-based digital healthcare company.

The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are seeking the public's help as they scrutinize anticompetitive behavior as part of a larger effort to review and refine merger guidelines.

Physician practices are selling to hospitals and corporate entities at an accelerated rate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sharp HealthCare has acquired a majority interest in the physician-owned Coast Surgery Center in San Diego, Calif., San Diego Metro reported Jan. 17.  

Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital hosted an open house following the renovations of its recently acquired ASC, The Columbus Telegram reported Jan. 15.