Bill would ban private equity-owned hospitals, nursing homes A federal bill proposed March 23 by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., would deny Medicare funding to hospitals and nursing homes currently owned and operated by private equity firms.

The bill, in part, comes in response to widespread closures of hospitals, nursing homes and healthcare facilities across the nation. Since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed, more than 750 facilities have closed. #OBBBA #PrivateEquity #ProviderConsolidation buff.ly/OEJCfKW

HCA acquires 13 urgent care centers, 6 freestanding EDs HCA’s Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare said Feb. 2 that it has acquired 13 CommunityMed urgent care centers to serve under CareNow Urgent Care.

#HCA Healthcare continues to grow its #freestanding #EmergencyDepartment and outpatient footprint nationally. #HospitalConsolidation #ProviderConsolidation #Acquisitions

Health systems zero in on ‘mergers of purpose’ Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are expected to heat up in the next two to three years. But these transactions will look different than they have in the past.

QUOTE: "#HospitalConsolidation in the coming years will only succeed if it moves beyond #mergers of infrastructure into mergers of purpose." #hospitals #ProviderConsolidation