Cardinal Health does not expect Inflation Reduction Act drug pricing changes, including a potential shift of Part B drugs into the negotiation process, to meaningfully affect the economics of its physician management services organizations, CEO Jason Hollar said during a…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
ASCs had their biggest deal year on record in 2026, with two mega-transactions, both health systems, closing on the very same day. Here are the five largest ASC-related deals of the year by dollar value: 1. Ascension acquires AmSurg —…
The ASC industry has been on a steady growth path in recent years as ambulatory developments shift to the center of health system growth strategies and third-party groups continue to capitalize on opportunities for mergers and acquisitions in the space. …
Fort Wayne (Ind.) Medical Oncology and Hematology is closing its Bluffton, Ind., clinic and consolidating services at a new Decatur, Ind., location to expand cancer care access in the region. According to a Sept. 21 news release, the Bluffton facility…
A Bowie, Md., nurse has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for her role in a $14 million scheme that billed D.C. Medicaid for mental health services that were never provided or were grossly inflated. Vera Nyiawung pleaded…
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Becker’s has reported on three physician practices since Sept. 9, spanning three states and two specialties, from orthopedics to cardiology. 1. Roseburg, Ore.-based Umpqua Orthopedics will close for patient care Sept. 15, ending more than two decades of orthopedic service…
HCA Healthcare’s finance chief told investors this month that a familiar postpandemic strength is fading. Elective surgery, long a reliable driver of hospital revenue, is slowing down at the nation’s largest for-profit system, and Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is pointing…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners completed the $797 million sale of its ownership interests in Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital to Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health on Sept. 17, pushing the company further from the inpatient hospital business…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has completed the sale of its ownership interests in its Idaho Falls, Idaho, facilities to Intermountain Health for $797 million in gross proceeds, according to a Sept. 17 news release. The deal includes Mountain View Hospital…
Ascension has closed its acquisition of Amsurg, an ASC development and management company, expanding the health system’s ambulatory platform to more than 312 ASCs across 36 states, according to a Sept. 16 news release covering fiscal year 2026 results. The…