Private physician practices are disappearing. In their place, hospitals and insurers are employing physicians across most markets, threatening the traditional independent private practice model so many physicians and patients prefer.
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The American Independent Medical Practice Association is a physician-led national advocacy organization representing more than 2,000 independent medical practices that provide quality, affordable health care for more than 40 million patients each year.
These independent practices are critical access points for health care across the country — at more than 6,000 medical office locations and nearly 700 independent ambulatory surgery centers in 46 states and the District of Columbia.
We advocate on behalf of more than 14,000 physicians and over 25,000 total providers 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.
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