Private equity firms are increasingly investing in hospital-owned ambulatory surgery centers, allowing the companies to bankroll a growing sector while limiting regulatory scrutiny. The sector is poised to expand as providers and patients more frequently choose the lower-cost setting over a hospital. The dynamic has attracted corporate investors for years. Interest in the joint ventures is picking up amid an aging population, more state and federal oversight and hospital outpatient care expansion plans, said healthcare advisers who oversee the deals.
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Source: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/private-equity-hospital-ambulatory-surgery-centers