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Dr. Gamal Wazni: Florida’s independent doctors jeopardized by recent Medicare cuts

The massive budget reconciliation bill currently making its way through Congress would, among other things, raise reimbursement for physicians under Medicare next year. That’s good news for patients. Many of their physicians have been leaving private practice, thanks in no small part to declining reimbursement from Medicare. The public program has cut pay for independent […]

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Dr. Justin Maroney: New York’s independent doctors are closing their doors. Medicare cuts are to blame.

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

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Dr. Gene Hernandez: Independent physicians are disappearing in Florida

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

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Dr. Paul Berggreen: Private Equity Is Helping Independent Healthcare Practices Lower Costs

The healthcare system has a new bogeyman: private equity. In Washington and state capitals, lawmakers and regulators are fomenting panic about private equity firms rolling up physician practices and squeezing them for a quick profit. Patients are collateral damage. There’s just one problem with this narrative. It’s not true. Research empirically debunks it. Read the

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Dr. Jack Feltz: Doctors are abandoning private practices. We need policymakers to intervene

More and more doctors are trading their independence for a hospital paycheck. Some 55% of doctors now work for hospitals or health systems. That share has more than doubled in the last 12 years. Doctors aren’t always abandoning independent private practice by choice. Read the Full article on NorthJersey.com

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Dr. Rick Snyder: How to ensure fair billing for medical care

In Texas, and across the country, patients are struggling with a difficult mix of health care challenges: high medical costs, vague and unclear hospital billing policies, and a lack of access to care. These challenges are particularly harmful for our rural and underserved communities, and they are being exacerbated by unfair hospital billing practices that

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Dr. Paul Berggreen: Congress must act to protect patient access to doctors

Millions of Americans may soon lose access to their doctors — unless Congress prevents a pay cut that could put many of them out of business. Starting Jan. 1, Medicare will once again increase reimbursement rates for hospitals and most other healthcare providers to help offset inflation. Doctors are not so lucky. Read the full

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Dr. Jack Feltz and Dr. Michael Hagg: Medicare’s payment system is a boon for hospitals and a bust for patients

Most people over a certain age are familiar with going in for a colonoscopy, a routine method of screening for and preventing colon cancer. What they might not know is that the cost of the procedure can vary wildly depending on where they get it done. If Medicare is picking up the tab, patients might

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Dr. Ed Cohen and Dr. Aaron Spitz: Gov. Newsom must protect independent physicians. Here’s how.

Just minutes before the end of its session last month, the California Legislature green-lit a bill that could spell the end of independent physician practice in the Golden State. That would be disastrous for physicians and patients alike. Gov. Gavin Newsom must veto the bill. Read the full article at San Diego Union-Tribune

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