Becker's Healthcare March 25, 2025
Here are 10 trends within the ASC industry shaping the way that leaders and physicians approach ASC finances in 2025:
1. Physicians still hold majority stakes in most ASCs, according to a March 13 MedPAC report to Congress. Most ASCs are at least partially owned by physicians, maintaining a long-standing trend of clinician investment in outpatient surgical care.
2. However, corporate ownership is rising. Between 2018 and 2023, the number of ASCs owned by one of the five largest corporate entities — United Surgical Partners International, AmSurg, Surgical Care Affiliates, HCA Healthcare and Surgery Partners — rose by 15.7%, growing from 1,152 to 1,333 facilities, according to the MedPAC report.
3. Overall corporate presence is growing slowly. During...
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