When Congress went on its winter break before Christmas, it left much of its healthcare business—along with most of it other responsibilities for 2023—unfinished, and now faces an intense scramble to get it all done in just weeks.
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An organization representing thousands of independent physicians is joining the chorus of doctors’ groups asking Congress to reject reimbursement cuts in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).
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The new American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA) launched in October to be a new voice for independent doctors across all specialties, including primary care, internal and family medicine. The organization started with almost 5,000 members who provide health care for 10 million patients across 39 states. Those physicians are united by a passion for quality
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For decades, doctors at Alliance Cancer Specialists provided well-regarded care to the community served by Torresdale Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia. Alliance’s founder, Allen Terzian, helped bring radiation therapy to the hospital and leased space there for an infusion center for more than 25 years. Read full article at the Philadelphia Inquirer
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A new national, multispecialty advocacy organization representing independent practices launched last week. The American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA) says it is the first advocacy organization of its kind focused on supporting private medicine across specialties. It is made up of 5,000 physicians collectively treating 10 million U.S. patients and includes specialties ranging from cardiology
Only 16 rural hospitals have taken Congress up on its offer to reduce their inpatient services and focus on emergency care in exchange for cash. Congress created the rural emergency hospital designation in 2020 to help struggling rural hospitals avoid closure by boosting federal payments if they go emergency-only. Read full article at Politico
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Despite growth of huge health systems and consolidation in health care, there still are independent physicians – and a new organization aims to unify them. The American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA) launched this week with almost 5,000 physicians in 200 practices collectively treating 10 million patients around the country. AIMPA’s goal: to be “the
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WASHINGTON (October 19) — Today, nearly 5,000 physicians who collectively care for 10 million U.S. patients joined together to launch the American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA), the first national, multi-specialty advocacy organization focused exclusively on promoting and protecting the high quality, cost-efficient care furnished in independent medical practices. “Big hospital chains have increasingly acquired
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