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Merger enforcement in deals involving hospitals and ASCs is below average, according to a report released by the Progressive Policy Institute in December 2025. The report evaluated 70 economic studies that analyzed the impacts of hospital acquisitions on physicians, patients…

Acquisitions of physician practices by hospitals and health systems are occurring the most frequently in the Midwest, according to a report released by the Progressive Policy Institute in December 2025. The report evaluated 70 economic studies that analyzed the impacts…

Three ASCs operated by Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg were named to Press Ganey’s 2025 Human Experience Awards, which honor organizations for outstanding performance in patient experience. McCannel Eye Surgery in Edina, Minn., and Blue Ridge Surgery Center in Seneca, S.C., received…

Here are five deals that show how health systems, corporate players and payer-backed platforms are competing within the physician workforce, often through acquisitions or deeper clinical integration. 1. Atrium Health + Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolina NeuroSurgery…

IRA Capital has acquired a 24-property portfolio of medical facilities across 11 states. The portfolio was purchased from a publicly traded real estate investment trust and serves as the seed investment for a newly formed IRA-sponsored healthcare real estate venture.…

Becker’s reported on six Stark law cases in 2025: 1. New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital will pay $6.8 million to settle allegations that it improperly paid a Westchester, N.Y.-based oncology practice to induce referrals that were then billed to Medicare…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Healthcare Properties has broken ground on a 46,000-square-foot medical office building in Wesley Chapel, Fla. The facility, named Wiregrass Ranch Medical Pavilion I, will be anchored by Tampa-based Florida ENT & Allergy and is scheduled to open…

Surgical supply manufacturer Aspen Surgical has tapped Jørgen Hansen as its new CEO, effective immediately, Medical Product Outsourcing reported Jan. 6.  Mr. Hanson has more than 30 years of experience in medical technology, according to the report. He previously served…

Independent practice is in decline across at least nine medical specialties due to hospital acquisitions, according to a report released by the Progressive Policy Institute in December 2025. The report evaluated 70 economic studies that analyzed the impacts of hospital…

The consolidation of independent physician practices by hospitals and health systems continues to have potentially adverse effects on healthcare access, according to a report released by the Progressive Policy Institute in December 2025. The report evaluated 70 economic studies that…