# How Private Equity Is Rolling Up Urgent Care Centers

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Podcast: [The Buyout Show with Fexingo: Private Equity, Roll-Ups, and Business Acquisitions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buyout-show-with-fexingo-private-equity-roll-ups-and-business-acquisitions-7871630)
Published: 2026-06-04T04:38:36+00:00
Episode link: https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/episode-0030.mp3
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## Resource

Private equity firms are on pace to acquire over 200 urgent care clinics this year alone, rolling up a fragmented $48 billion market. Lucas walks through the economics: why urgent care margins beat primary care by nearly 20 percentage points, how one chain—MedExpress—tripled its footprint after a single buyout, and why the model works best in states without certificate-of-need laws. Luna pushes back on whether consolidation actually improves patient wait times, citing a recent study that found average visit times actually ticked up after PE acquisitions. The hosts also discuss why the Biden administration's 2023 FTC challenge of U.S. Anesthesia Partners has made roll-up firms more cautious about disclosing ownership structures. #PrivateEquity #UrgentCare #HealthcareConsolidation #RollUp #MedExpress #FTC #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #HealthCareMergers #PrimaryCare #CertificateOfNeed #BidenAdministration #WaitTimes #MarginAnalysis #RapidAcquisitions #DealRoom #BusinessStrategy #HealthcareEconomics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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