Becker's Healthcare July 14, 2023
Here are six notes about private equity’s ASC influence from the last year:
1. Private equity increases the cost of caring for patients in six major physician specialties, according to a July 10 report published by the American Antitrust Institute. According to the study, private equity-acquired practices in several specialties had statistically significant expenditure per patient increases.
2. U.S. Anesthesia Partners, created by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in 2012, became one of the most powerful anesthesia presences in Colorado. As the company’s size grew, so did the cost of services, resulting in higher patient bills and insurance rates. This caused tensions between the company and physicians to rise, with about 1 in 3 leaving USAP...
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