Media In the News Op-Ed Press Release All In the News “A Real Insult”: Oncologists Outraged Over Downcoding Policy Oncology News Central (October 23, 2025) Oncologists are getting hit with yet another one-two payment punch under a new national downcoding policy from Cigna that took effect Oct. 1. Read the... Read More In the News Private equity investment: Could it help physicians? Medical Economics (October 21, 2025) Private equity (PE) investment in health care organizations has come under the microscope for potential ill effects on patient care. In some cases, scrutiny are... Read More Op-Ed Drs. Anthony Petelin and Grace Terrell: Private practice is dying. Here’s how to save it. Medical Economics (October 17, 2025) Private physician practices are disappearing. In their place, hospitals and insurers are employing physicians across most markets, threatening the traditional independent private practice model so... Read More In the News Doctors warn cost-cutting strategy could force them from independent practice Capitol Beat (October 10, 2025) An initiative by insurance companies to reduce high-cost doctor visits could cause physicians to abandon private practice and work for big hospital chains, independent practitioners... Read More Op-Ed Dr. Tony Tsai: Newsom can protect patients and doctors by vetoing AB 1415 Capitol Weekly (October 9, 2025) The California legislature just passed a bill that could make operating an independent physician practice much more difficult. Read More at Capitol Weekly... Read More In the News Dr. George Dickstein: Another View on Private Equity in GI GI & Hepatology News (October 8, 2025) An October 1 article in GI & Hepatology News cautioned physicians against partnering with private equity firms, warning that they target “quick profits and quick... Read More
