Media Op-Ed Dr. Ed Cohen and Dr. Aaron Spitz: Gov. Newsom must protect independent physicians. Here’s how. San Diego Union-Tribune (September 18, 2024) Just minutes before the end of its session last month, the California Legislature green-lit a bill that could spell the end of independent physician practice... Read More Press Release New Report: Private Equity-Affiliated Physician Practices Associated with Lower Medicare Expenditures, Fewer Inpatient Days, Fewer Emergency Department Visits (September 18, 2024) 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... Read More Press Release AIMPA: Massachusetts Bill Could Put Independent Physicians Out of Business (July 29, 2024) 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... Read More Op-Ed Dr. Ted Arrowsmith: Independent physicians provide patients a personal touch missing in large hospitals The Tennessean (July 29, 2024) As a physician in private practice, I’ve been called a throwback. Most doctors today work for large hospitals or health systems. That’s not my vision,... Read More In the News Facility fees can skyrocket your medical bills. Here’s what you can do Scripps News (July 1, 2024) When was the last time you really looked at your doctor’s bill line by line? Did you happen to run across a facility fee charge?... Read More In the News Oncology Mergers Are on the Rise. How Can Independent Practices Survive? Medscape (June 19, 2024) When he completed his fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Moshe Chasky, MD, joined a small five-person practice that rented space from the... Read More
