Private equity firms have invested $921 billion in U.S. healthcare since 2006, according to the American Investment Council. Becker’s spoke to five ASC leaders to gauge their thoughts on these financing trends. One key takeaway: insurers and CMS are transitioning their more complex, high-cost surgical procedures to ASCs due to cost savings, and PE firms have taken notice — investing accordingly. Read more.
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