ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Health system and hospital interest in ASCs has shifted from cautious, hospital-based outpatient strategies to a more urgent push to follow surgeons into lower-cost settings.  Hospital and health system ownership of ASCs has nearly doubled in five years, according to…

The Business Corner is a bimonthly column by Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of St. Louis-based Atlas Surgical Group. This is the first installment. Having been involved in the ASC industry for a quarter of a century, I have seen the…

Federal payment updates, insurer reimbursement cuts and a wave of acquisitions are reshaping the ASC landscape heading into 2026.  Here are 10 major policy moves and market developments from 2025: CMS bumps ASC pay In the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective…

Becker’s has reported on six physician practice closures in November:

1. Renton, Wash.-based Providence shared plans to eliminate 296 roles across Renton-based Providence Swedish and 150 roles across Providence Oregon. At Providence Swedish, the cuts include non-represented caregivers, union positions and open roles that will remain unfilled. At Providence Oregon,…

Currently, most physician expats specialize in general practice, but family medicine is the specialty with the largest share of physicians planning to move abroad, according to a Medscape report published Nov. 24. Medscape surveyed 1,271 physicians who either currently work…

Wyoming is the best state for physicians to reach financial independence, drawn from factors including average salary, state taxes, cost of living and malpractice environment, according to a recent blog post from Marit Health. Here’s a breakdown of the 10…

Farmington, Conn.-based ProHealth Physicians, owned by Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s physician practice arm, will permanently close its primary care practice in Putnam, Conn., in December.  In a Nov. 25 letter, Putnam Medical Associates said it would permanently close Dec. 23. Two…

Here are nearly 10 ASCs and outpatient facilities that have closed in 2025, as reported by Becker’s.  Gaps in funding, staff struggles and to improve health system efficiencies led to a number of ASCs closing so far this year. Note:…

Patrick County Urgent Care, an urgent care facility in Claudsville, Va., closed its doors Nov. 14, according to a notice posted in the window of the former physician’s office and obtained by Radio IQ Nov. 14. According to the report,…