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Data show urgent need for site-neutral payment reform WASHINGTON (July 24, 2025) — A groundbreaking peer-reviewed study published today in Journal of Market Access & Health Policy reveals that hospital-affiliated physicians across four specialties are far more likely to perform procedures in high-cost hospital outpatient departments than in lower-cost ambulatory surgery centers or medical offices.  […]

WASHINGTON (September 18) — Medicare expenditures for beneficiaries in private physician practices affiliated with private equity were on average 9.8% lower than for similar patients in hospital-affiliated practices in 2022. That’s among the key findings of “Medicare Service Use and Expenditures Across Physician Practice Affiliation Models,” a new, first-of-its-kind study of Medicare spending and healthcare

WASHINGTON (July 29) — The American Independent Medical Practice Association expressed deep concern today about S.2881, a bill passed by the Massachusetts Senate this month that would threaten the viability of independent clinical practices in which physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and other healthcare providers care for patients. “Senate Bill 2881 could put local, independent

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