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Shares of dialysis services providers declined this week after Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO's Ozempic showed early success in a trial to treat kidney failure in diabetes patients.

This interview is part of a series with C-suite leadership of private equity-backed portfolio companies.

Private equity strategy shifts could drive transactions among independently owned ASCs, which make up 70% of the market.

Activity in the third quarter was 16% lower than in the second quarter, when 598 transactions were announced. Compared with the third quarter of 2022, activity fell 19%.

The average cost for organizations’ most expensive cyberattack was $4.9 million.

Walgreens also announced a 2024 earnings outlook below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, two days after announcing a new CEO.

Healthcare spending projections for 2030 are now 21% below what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expected a decade ago, according to a study by Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF.

The closures are effective Nov. 1 in Clyde, Ohio, and Dundee, Mich.

The company closed 65 deals in the dental and healthcare space in the first half of 2022.

This shift, while not a radical departure, is something stakeholders are keeping an eye on heading into 2024.