ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Historically dominated by physician owners, ASCs are now seeing rising involvement from hospitals, private equity firms and even payers. Shobhit Minhas, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Fox Valley Orthopedics in Geneva, Ill., joined Becker’s to discuss the decline of 100% physician-owned…

From sprawling hospital systems to the growing influence of private equity, the physician landscape is shifting rapidly.  Here are the top five players driving change — and controversy — in physician consolidation.  1. Health systems and employment models  Large, integrated…

From new executive appointments to expanded AI tools, here are 10 updates to know on UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, that Becker’s has reported on in the first six months of 2025:

Here are 11 hospitals and health systems that have announced layoffs since June 1, as reported by Becker’s: 1. On June 26, King County Superior Court denied a labor union’s request to halt layoffs and clinic closures at Renton, Wash.-based…

ASC ownership has undergone dramatic changes in recent years, shifting from predominantly physician-owned models to increasingly complex arrangements involving hospitals, private equity and corporate stakeholders.  Six ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the evolution of ASC ownership models.  Question: How…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that would place stricter limitations on restrictive covenants in employment contracts for physicians and other healthcare practitioners, according to a June 26 blog post by Chicago-based law firm Jackson Lewis.  Here are…

Consolidation has become a norm for many independent physicians over the last decade.  Only 42.2% of physicians were working in private practice in 2024, a dramatic decline from 60.1% in 2012, according to the American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark…

Under the Stark law’s recruitment exception, hospitals are permitted to offer certain financial incentives to medical practices to help them bring physicians into their communities, without violating anti-kickback rules, according to a recent blog post from Chelle Law.  Here are…

Here are three hospital sales Becker’s has reported on since June 11: 1. On June 18, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost gave conditional approval for venture capital firm General Catalyst to acquire Akron-based Summa Health. The move follows a $485…

As the ASC industry matures, transaction activity is evolving, shaped by diverging strategies among private equity, health systems and independent operators. F Here’s what five leaders have told Becker’s recently about what they’re seeing in today’s transaction landscape. Shakeel Ahmed,…