Becker's Healthcare January 23, 2025
Private equity has had an increased presence in the anesthesia industry, as reimbursement declines and staffing shortages push more anesthesia practices toward consolidation.
According to an April 2022 study published in JAMA, anesthesia prices increased an average of 26% when anesthesia companies, backed by private-equity investors, took over HOPDs or ASCs, compared with independent practices. About 20% of anesthesia practices made up private equity physician practice buyouts, according to the study, and about 33% of anesthesiologists were acquired by private equity physician practice buyouts.
More recently, private equity activity in anesthesia has attracted greater government scrutiny. For example, on Jan. 17 the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe, the private equity firm backing...
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