“There’s only so much burden one doctor, one man, one woman, can take on,” says Dr. Keith Kellum, Chief Medical Officer at Baton Rouge General Hospital. Read More at WAFB-TV
Louisiana could face shortfall of 5,000 doctors by 2030, according to study Read More »
Paul Berggreen, MD, is a gastroenterologist and president and board chair of the American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA). He discusses recent findings about the current state of physicians in private practice as outlined in the Policy Research Perspectives paper, “Physician Practice Characteristics in 2024: Private Practices Account for Less Than Half of Physicians in
Interview series: Physicians in Private Practice — or not Read More »
On the front lines of health care, parts of the year 2021 were “bananas.” That’s one of the ways Wilmington-based physician Umar Bowers describes the hectic nature of that time, a period when the Omicron variant of global pandemic culprit COVID-19 swept through the U.S. Read More at WilmingtonBiz
Islands In The Stream: Independent Medical Practices Remain Read More »
At its annual meeting in Chicago this week, the American Medical Association warned against the corporate practice of medicine in its many forms, advising doctors to protect their autonomy and authority when taking corporate relationships. Read more on Crain’s Chicago Business
AMA tries to bolster doctors’ control over their practices, data at Chicago meeting Read More »
Many New Yorkers are paying more for checkups, sick visits and outpatient procedures at their longtime family doctor’s office and might not even know it. That’s because hospitals are buying private practices and then charging patients, their health insurance companies and the state Medicare system a much higher hospital rate for the same care. Read
Health costs quietly rise in New York State as hospitals buy more private practices Read More »
Independent physicians are disappearing. Their practices are being subsumed by hospital systems and insurance companies. That leaves patients with fewer choices in where they can receive care and higher out-of-pocket costs. In the past five years, hospitals have acquired 7,600 independent physician practices. A majority of physicians — 55% — are employed by hospitals or
At the beginning of this year, Medicare hit doctors with a pay cut. Congress must reverse that cut soon — and enact a permanent fix in the way it pays doctors. Absent action, many independent physician practices may be forced to shut their doors. That’s not hyperbole, it’s reality. That would deprive countless patients of
Dr. Paul Berggreen: Medicare cuts hit doctors, too. Here’s how. Read More »
Independent physicians are cornerstones of communities across Florida. They build long-term relationships with their patients and provide trusted, high-quality care close to home. But independent physician practices are being swallowed up at an alarming rate by hospitals and large health systems. Such consolidation is hurting patients in Florida and nationwide. It’s nothing short of a
Dr. Gene Hernandez: Independent physicians are disappearing in Florida Read More »