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During a Medical Economics and Physicians Practice panel on independent practice last fall, David Eagle, M.D., a medical oncologist with New York Cancer and Blood Specialists and president of the American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA), said inflation updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule are the single most important structural change Congress could make.

The lawsuits come as part of a larger affordability push by the presidential administration. Dr. David Eagle, a hematologist-oncologist at New York Cancer & Blood Specialists, applauded these efforts for going after hospital consolidation and contracting practices, which he said are directly raising costs and diminishing patient access every day. Read the full article at

Independent physicians are feeling the squeeze as costs of care rise. Reimbursement rates aren’t keeping up with increasing staffing and supply expenses, providers say. In response, many have sold their practices to corporations or larger health systems. But others are looking for alternatives. They are turning to third parties for infrastructure support, partnering with larger

Leaders of the nation’s top physician organizations are warning that Medicare reimbursement to doctors has become unsustainable and threatens to curtail access to care for millions of older Americans if Congress fails to act. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ most recent annual Medicare reimbursement update sets aside a 2.5% pay bump for doctors,

David Eagle, M.D., a hematologist-oncologist in Patchogue, New York, and president of the American Independent Medical Practice Association, described that “unlevel playing field” during the Medical Economics and Physicians Practice panel discussion on independent practice. Read the full article at Medical Economics