ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

As ASCs become increasingly enmeshed in healthcare consolidation trends, leaders are voicing growing concern about the sustainability and consequences of these transactions. Baltimore-based orthopedic surgeon Marc Greenberg told Becker’s that he is concerned about the endgame of ASC consolidation.  “What…

As private equity continues its aggressive expansion into the ASC industry, questions are mounting about the long-term trajectory of consolidation.  Marc Greenberg, MD, an orthopedic surgeon based in Baltimore, Md., joined Becker’s to share his growing concerns about what happens…

Many physician leaders are struggling with the paradox of insurance companies and private equity firms acquiring physician practices, while physicians themselves are barred by Stark law from owning or referring to healthcare entities in which they have a financial interest.…

Walgreens Boots Alliance shareholders have approved the company’s $10 billion acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore Partners during a special meeting held July 11. Here are four more notes to know: 1. The agreement, first announced in March, will take…

ASC leaders across the U.S. are facing an escalating series of headwinds, from anesthesia shortages to skyrocketing supply costs and stubborn staffing woes. And they’re getting creative to stay ahead. During a panel at the 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and…

The percentage of payer-operated physician practices has grown significantly since 2016, according to a study published in July in Health Affairs Scholar.  The study used corporate filings, mergers and acquisitions databases and insurer directories to identify medical groups operated by…

Here are 10 updates to know on Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and its affiliates that Becker’s has reported on in the first half of 2025:

As healthcare consolidation accelerates and pay shrinks, fewer physicians are choosing private practice. Yet for some, the autonomy and entrepreneurial opportunity are worth the risk. As healthcare consolidation accelerates and physician reimbursement continues to shrink, fewer physicians are choosing private…

Here are three physician practice or clinic closures Becker’s has reported on in the last month.  1. Menocal Family Practice, an affiliate of Privia Health, will permanently close its Salisbury, Md., office on July 25, the practice announced in an…

With more young physicians choosing employment over private practice and increasing financial hurdles to ownership, the historically fragmented ASC industry is seeing a wave of consolidation. Shobhit Minhas, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Fox Valley Orthopedics in Geneva, Ill., spoke with…