How Hospital-Driven Consolidation Reduces Competition in the Healthcare Market
(September 10, 2025)
AIMPA President Dr. Paul Berggreen speaks with AMA President-Elect Dr. Willie Underwood about the consequences of hospital consolidation for healthcare competition, physicians, and patients.
About the American Independent Medical Practice Association
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 35 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 approximately 600 independent ambulatory surgery centers in 46 states and the District of Columbia.
We advocate on behalf of nearly 14,000 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.