Ascension must sell 7 ASCs to complete $3.9B AmSurg deal: FTC
Alan Condon / beckershospitalreview - St. Louis-based Ascension has received Federal Trade Commission approval to move forward with its planned acquisition of AmSurg — an ambulatory surgery center operator with more than 250 facilities across 34 states — but only after agreeing to divest seve…
AI Summary: The Federal Trade Commission approved Ascension’s $3.9 billion acquisition of AmSurg only after ordering divestitures of specific ambulatory surgery centers to preserve competition. Ascension must sell those ASCs before closing to prevent local market concentration and potential price hikes — because apparently somebody still has to protect patients from monopolies.
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