The U.S. pain management market is projected to grow from $44.5 billion in 2024 to $53.6 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate of 3.1%, according to data cited by PE Hub in a May 22 report. The…
Private Equity
Private equity has become a seemingly permanent fixture in the U.S. healthcare system, with investments topping $1 trillion over the last 10 years. As private equity investments have expanded, so has “a body of literature questioning its implications for the…
As healthcare organizations face mounting financial and operational strain, efficiency has shifted from a long-term goal to an immediate imperative. During an episode of the Becker’s Private Equity & Business Podcast, Srinivas Velamoor, CEO of NextGen Healthcare, joined Scott Becker…
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth’s plan to replace emergency services contracts at three Oregon locations has raised questions as to whether the move violated the state’s new corporate healthcare transaction law, according to a March 10 article in The Lund Report. PeaceHealth…
Private equity investment in healthcare surged in 2025, an estimated $191 billion, and the way investors are deploying capital is shifting, according to a recent report from VMG Health. For ASCs and physician groups, that means new opportunities and risks…
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Private equity firms acquired at least 21 outpatient medical practices in January, spanning specialties including primary care, cardiology, radiology, pediatrics, eye care, dermatology, pain management and ENT, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, which tracks PE-backed healthcare acquisitions. The…
Private equity has become a flashpoint in healthcare as clinicians, administrators, politicians and patients respond to increased consolidation efforts throughout healthcare. In a viewpoint published Feb. 25 by CT Mirror, author Aashka Shah, MD, a resident at New Haven, Conn.-based…
States are taking healthcare consolidation into their own hands. From banning private equity interference in clinical decisions to expanding attorney general review of mergers and pausing hospital acquisitions, lawmakers across the country are reshaping how deals get done, and who…
Independent practices are rapidly disappearing as hospitals and corporate entities accelerate acquisitions across the U.S. Between 2019 and 2023, the share of independent physician practices owned by hospitals, health systems or other corporate entities jumped from 39% to 59%. Over…
Private equity remains active in healthcare, including in the ASC ecosystem, but the strategy is shifting. Rather than building standalone ASC platforms, firms are increasingly pairing ASC investments with physician practice management infrastructure to control patient flow across the care…