While many ASCs remain independent, private equity has become an established force in the industry, with notable movements in 2024.
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Optum and home health provider Amedisys have extended the deadline for their proposed $3.3 billion merger amid a legal challenge from the Department of Justice.
Tenet's United Surgical Partners International and Optum's SCA Health are the two largest ASC chains by number of centers.
2024 has been a year of seismic shifts and bold perspectives in the ASC industry, with leaders grappling with the accelerating consolidation of physician practices, reimbursement challenges and the ongoing shift toward ASCs.
Here are 10 major ASC lawsuits Becker's reported on in 2024 that shook the industry:
Here is a state-by-state breakdown of new ASCs in 2024, as reported by Becker's:
Raleigh-based University of North Carolina Health Rex is facing a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing the provider of failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and firing her for failing to get vaccinated for COVID-19, ABC11 reported…
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth's cardiology team is the first in the state to perform transcatheter pulmonary valve therapy using Medtronic's Harmony technology, Arizona Digital Free Press reported Dec. 26.
CMS recently released its 2025 physician payment rule, which included a 2.83% cut to physician payments, marking the fifth consecutive year of cuts.
Two physicians and two medical practices in California, working together under one operation, have agreed to pay $10 million to resolve kickback and false claims allegations.