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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

Physician practices have been struggling amid a rising tide of consolidation efforts by a range of corporate entities, including hospitals, health systems, private equity and insurance companies. In response to this trend, a new wave of management services organizations and similar physician-led platforms have emerged in the physician practice space with the goal of keeping

Consolidation, reimbursement and administrative burdens were among the biggest challenges for independent physicians in 2025. The American Independent Medical Practice Association is targeting several key points of advocacy in the year ahead to address these concerns, David Eagle, MD, president of AIMPA, told Becker’s. Read the full article at Becker’s Physician Leadership

Independent physicians have faced an uphill battle for decades as reimbursement rates decline below the cost of running a practice and persistent administrative burdens continue to wear physicians’ patience thin. David Eagle, MD, president of the American Independent Medical Practice Association, recently joined Becker’s to discuss the challenges that independent physicians faced in 2025 and

As private practice shrinks and consolidates into corporate-owned healthcare chains, care costs are increasing, and physicians say they’re losing independence. In recent years, doctors have tested new strategies to break that pattern. One is by unionizing within health systems; another is banding together into “clinically integrated networks” to gain shared resources without selling to a

Independent physician practices are rapidly disappearing as hospitals, insurers, corporate entities and private equity firms expand their reach. However, new models of practice ownership and physician leadership are helping independent physicians adapt to healthcare’s challenges. Read the full article at Becker’s Physician Leadership

The landscape of health care is changing rapidly, driven by policy decisions, market consolidation and shifting expectations for physicians. Independent practices are increasingly caught in the middle. Payment pressure is tightening, administrative demands are accelerating and the competitive landscape is shifting as health systems, private equity and new care models all re-position. Yet, across the

Rebekah Bernard, M.D., and David Eagle, M.D., unpack how ownership and leadership shape outcomes in Medical Economics’ Nov. 18 expert panel. View the article at Medical Economics