Private equity investors are showing increased interest in the cardiology space. Why? Likely several reasons. The United States is aging, and becoming more obese, and the need for cardiologists will increase as a result. This...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
The COVID-19 vaccine mandate implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has affected investor interest in non-acute care providers and suppliers, including home care providers. As our colleagues...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
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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
We continue to see affiliation activity among hospitals and health systems, albeit at a slower pace than previously experienced, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting slow down in elective care, staffing...more
With the pace of orthopedic medical practice recapitalizations showing no signs of slowing, it is appropriate to review certain of the most critical legal issues that any buyer considering a transaction must take into...more
1/7/2020
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Recapitalization ,
Risk Management ,
Stark Law ,
Strategic Planning
Welcome to Foley & Lardner LLP’s Health Care MarketTrends. In this issue, we examine private equity investment in specialty areas of the health care industry, specifically dermatology and orthopedics....more
9/17/2019
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Audits ,
Billing ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coding ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Specialty Healthcare ,
Stark Law
As noted in previous Health Care Law Today blog posts, we have seen an uptick in private equity recapitalization transactions in orthopedics. We expect this trend to continue, and to pick up pace, as the economy remains...more
1/8/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Joint Venture ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Recapitalization ,
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
12/4/2018
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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
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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
We are in the midst of a trend involving the “outsourcing” of certain outpatient and ambulatory services by hospitals and health systems. These outsourcing transactions often involve partnerships with for-profit, specialty ...more