All indications appear to point toward a robust market for health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the coming year. Inflation — finally — appears to be easing. With that, we may continue to see interest rate cuts from...more
2/10/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Capital Gains ,
Compliance ,
EBITDA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Stark Law ,
Tax Planning
Physician recapitalization transactions are complex by nature and often present myriad issues. At Foley, in our representation of both investors in, and sellers of, physician practices, we note how often tax issues become...more
With the pace of health care transactions showing no signs of slowing, we, at Foley, regularly counsel both investors and sellers of physician practices.
The typical physician practice transaction involves the sale of...more
Physician consolidation continued on a robust pace this past year, despite, or maybe because of, the Pandemic. Physician-owned orthopedic practices appear to be no exception to this trend. Interestingly, orthopedic...more
1/13/2022
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
EBITDA ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Investment ,
Medical Billing Codes ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Provider Relief Fund ,
Stark Law
Transactions for ambulatory surgical centers are on the rise, especially between hospitals and community physicians. Foley & Lardner’s Roger Strode examines reasons for the uptick and says careful structuring of these deals...more
The past several years have seen resurging interest in ambulatory surgery center (ASC) transactions. As previously covered in Health Care Law Today, ASCs have made a comeback with involvement of multi-specialty groups. This...more
The past decade has seen a tremendous amount of private equity investment in physician practice recapitalizations, primarily in hospital-based practices such as anesthesiology and radiology as well as “retail medicine...more
12/4/2018
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
EBITDA ,
Investors ,
Physician-Owned Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Recapitalization ,
Rollover Equity ,
Stark Law
The past decade has seen a tremendous amount of private equity investment in physician practice recapitalizations, primarily in hospital-based practices such as anesthesiology and radiology as well as “retail medicine...more
6/4/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Ancillary Agreements ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
BPCI ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
EBITDA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Stark Law
A tremendous amount of capital has been, and continues to be, dedicated by private equity sponsors, and private equity backed companies, toward the recapitalization of physician practices...more