Although the U.S. healthcare industry has weathered the storm over the past couple of years, we may be reaching calmer waters in the coming months. Dry powder held by U.S. private equity investors has reached an all-time...more
8/15/2024
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Administrative Procedure Act ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Government Agencies ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Request For Information ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation
On June 26, the California Senate Health Committee passed Assembly Bill 3129 (Bill), which was further amended on June 27 and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The following is a summary of the material changes made...more
Effective January 1, 2025, if enacted, California Assembly Bill 3129 (Bill) would grant sweeping power to the Attorney General by authorizing the Attorney General to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove of certain...more
The recent Request for Information by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking input on the effects of private equity (PE) investment in the...more
Recognizing the ongoing impact of the cyberattack experienced by Change Healthcare/Optum on February 21, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced over the weekend that it will allow Part A providers...more
If you are a private equity (PE) firm that invests in physician practice management companies, it is a common question: What constitutes control, and how much is too much? This is a question that commonly has been asked under...more
The 42nd annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference started with clear skies and overall optimism from investors. But with Jamie Dimon’s prediction of a recession in 2024 on Tuesday morning, the climate shifted to an on-again,...more
1/12/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Diversification ,
Chapter 11 ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Medicaid ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Reimbursements ,
Takeovers ,
Value-Based Care
W ith various headwinds resulting in down volume in 2023, buyers and sellers alike find themselves asking whether 2024 will see a rebound in deal activity. As we begin 2024, we have highlighted the issues and trends that...more
1/9/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
Equity Markets ,
FinCEN ,
Funding ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Equity ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Risk Management ,
Safe Harbors ,
Section 340B ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Value-Based Care
After steadying during Q2, it appears the overall volume of deals in the healthcare industry declined in Q3 compared with Q2, and year-to-date 2023 is still down from last year. A slumping economy has no doubt played a large...more
11/10/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sellers ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth
Funding Environment Toughest in 40 Years -
The consensus of the four members of a panel on funding and financing healthcare is that the environment is tougher than they experienced in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis....more
9/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Buyers ,
Digital Health ,
Financing ,
Funding ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Innovation ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Private Equity ,
Technology ,
Value-Based Care
The healthcare M&A market appears to be steadying. Although deal activity through the year appears slightly below the high-water marks for the corresponding period of 2022, deal activity is generally up from the first quarter...more
7/28/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Capital Markets ,
Digital Health ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity
Physician practice management (PPM) platforms have been a staple for over a decade in their current form and are considered a mainstay of private equity’s investment in healthcare. PPMs have a number of unique transaction...more
4/13/2023
/ Buyers ,
Comment Period ,
Employee Retention ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Sellers
Even the threat of an unprecedented atmospheric river storm could not stop the tried and true from attending the 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. With a break of sunshine on Monday, we found ourselves asking,...more
1/13/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Debt ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Funding ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Rules
As we kick off 2023, we are optimistic that the healthcare private equity (PE) market will be resilient despite various headwinds. As you think ahead, please consider the issues and trends summarized below that may be helpful...more
1/9/2023
/ Capital Markets ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Market ,
Earn-Outs ,
Employee Retention ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Minority Equity Investments ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Ransomware ,
Rollover Equity ,
Section 220 Request
Bass, Berry & Sims and Deloitte welcomed nearly 75 healthcare investors and executives to the 2022 Health Care Investors Conference on November 9 at the Nashville headquarters of Bass, Berry & Sims...more
11/22/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Price Transparency ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds
Although healthcare M&A activity in Q3 declined slightly from the previous quarter, analysts believe the activity level declined much less than expected given the numerous headwinds—inflation, rising interest rates, labor...more
11/22/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Dental Practice ,
Digital Health ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity
Bass, Berry & Sims and Deloitte presented the 2021 Health Care Investors Conference virtually on November 16...
Here are some of the most significant takeaways for healthcare investors from the stimulating discussions and...more
12/6/2021
/ Buyers ,
Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Good Faith ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mental Health ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Price Transparency ,
Private Equity ,
Regulation ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Value-Based Care
Private equity investors’ interest in gastroenterology (GI) practices continues to remain strong, despite some headwinds that GI practices have experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and further investment in this...more
Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), which narrowly passed the U.S. Senate (50 – 49) and House of Representatives (220 – 211) earlier this week. The Act provides for $1.9...more
3/12/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Ambulance Providers ,
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Centers ,
Mental Health ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Relief Measures ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Substance Abuse ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Angela Humphreys—Chair of the Healthcare Practice and Co-Chair of the Healthcare Private Equity Team—sat down virtually with Paul Keckley—a healthcare policy analyst, industry expert and Managing...more
3/8/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Loss Coverage ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Transparency
After a drawn-out drafting-and-review process, the hotly contested No Surprises Act (Act) has made its way into law after being tucked into the 5,500+ pages of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on...more
2/8/2021
/ Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Billing Codes ,
Notice and Comment ,
Patients ,
Price Transparency ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reimbursements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Telehealth
For the fifth consecutive year, the Bass, Berry & Sims Healthcare Private Equity Team hosted BBS Connect, a forum to connect healthcare dealmakers during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
Over three days –...more
2020 was a tumultuous year for the healthcare industry, which continues to confront the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these unprecedented and unpredictable times, healthcare merger and acquisition (M&A) activity...more
1/11/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Substance Abuse
On December 27, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act), which was passed by Congress the evening of December 21, after weeks of negotiation. The lengthy legislation, totaling in at...more
12/30/2020
/ Borrowers ,
CARES Act ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medical Bills ,
Mental Health Initiatives ,
MPFS ,
National Stockpile ,
New Legislation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the M&A market at every stage of the deal-making process – from complicating on-site visits and intensifying the diligence process to introducing valuation gaps (relative to pre-COVID-19...more
12/7/2020
/ Accelerated Payments ,
Buyers ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Employee Retention ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Indemnification ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Material Adverse Effects ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Private Equity ,
Provider Relief Fund ,
Representations and Warranties ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sellers ,
SIGPR ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deferral