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 country, physicians are also re-examining what ownership means — and whether independence may once again offer the balance, autonomy and patient relationships that many feel are slipping away.
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