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Edited by Brent Reilly · 2 reporters · Updated continuously
- Ascension closes AMSURG deal as FTC carves out seven centers — six go to Optum
The $3.9 billion acquisition closed June 4 under an FTC consent order requiring divestitures in five markets, with Optum's SCA Health buying six of the seven divested centers.
Why it matters: The two largest nonprofit-and-payer consolidators just got bigger in the same transaction — independent centers in overlap markets now negotiate against deeper networks on both sides. - Q1 splits the market: USPI adds facilities while HCA's outpatient surgeries slip
Tenet's ambulatory arm grew adjusted EBITDA 6.1% and added 10 facilities in the quarter; HCA's same-facility outpatient surgeries fell 1.7%.
Why it matters: Surgical volume isn't disappearing — it's changing buildings. Where it lands is the whole game for operators, payers, and sellers weighing valuations.