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Envision Healthcare has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will eliminate $5.6 billion of debt and give ownership to creditors. The company also plans to sell a subsidiary that runs outpatient surgery centers. This bankruptcy serves as a warning for other physician staffing firms with high levels of debt and reliance on balance billing patients.
Envision Healthcare, backed by KKR & Co, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company has estimated assets and liabilities in the range of $1 billion to $10 billion each. Envision's AMSURG unit will buy surgery centers held by the company for $300 million plus a waiver of intercompany loans held by AMSURG. All of the company's debt, with the exception of a revolving credit facility, will be cancelled, deleveraging about $5.6 billion.
Envision Healthcare, a US-based healthcare provider backed by private equity firms KKR and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, has filed for bankruptcy as part of a financial restructuring plan. The company, which provides physician and ambulatory services, has struggled with debt and declining revenue in recent years.
Envision Healthcare, a physician services company and ambulatory surgery center operator, plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to high labor costs, legal disputes, and difficulties with the No Surprises Act and out-of-network status with UnitedHealthcare. The company has about $7 billion of debt outstanding and missed a March 31 deadline to report quarterly financials. KKR & Co. acquired Envision in a $9.8 billion deal in 2018. Financial experts predict an increase in bankruptcies this year as companies face higher financing costs and recession concerns grow.
Envision Healthcare, a physician staffing firm backed by private equity firm KKR, is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to legal battles with UnitedHealthcare and $7 billion in debt. The bankruptcy filing would wipe out KKR's investment in Envision, which it acquired for $5 billion in 2018. Envision's financial status has declined due to legal battles with UnitedHealthcare, delayed patient procedures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, physician burnout, and wage inflation. Moody's downgraded Envision's credit rating last year, citing a high probability of bankruptcy or major restructuring.
Envision Healthcare, backed by private-equity firm KKR, is planning to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which will wipe out KKR's investment. The bankruptcy filing, worth about $10 billion, could be made as soon as this weekend, capping one of the biggest losses ever for the physician-staffing company's backers at KKR.