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 health systems.
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The American Independent Medical Practice Association is a physician-led national advocacy organization representing more than 600 independent medical practices that provide quality, affordable health care for more than 25 million patients each year.
These independent practices are critical access points for health care across the country — at more than 4,200 medical office locations and over 575 independent ambulatory surgery centers in 45 states and the District of Columbia.
We advocate on behalf of more than 12,000 physicians caring for patients in the fields of Primary Care and Internal Medicine as well as the specialties of Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Radiation Oncology, Urology, Urgent Care, Vascular Medicine, and Women’s Health.
Brigit Wolf
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202-980-9256