Becker's Healthcare April 10, 2023
Patsy Newitt

Becker’s was joined by 32 leaders who discussed the increasing consolidation of the ASC industry.

Here are three factors that could push ASCs to consolidate:

1. ASCs in certificate-of-need states

ASCs in states with certificate-of-need laws — which require healthcare providers, including ASCs, to receive permission to build facilities, make expansions or buy expensive equipment — could see more consolidation than others.

“Overall healthcare continues to see significant consolidation, but ASCs should be somewhat less impacted related to the ability of physicians to own their own facilities — up to 100 percent of a facility,” Adam Bruggeman, MD, CEO of San Antonio-based Texas Spine Care Center, told Becker’s. “Certificate-of-need states will see higher consolidation while those states without...

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