A growing number of primary care practices are joining independent physician associations as a way to gain leverage in contract negotiations with insurers and avoid merging with large health systems, ...

Paul Berggreen, MD, is a gastroenterologist based in Phoenix. He serves as president of the American Independent Medical Practice Association and chief strategy officer of GI Alliance, a nationwide ...

Independent medical practices face unique challenges to keep their businesses thriving with declining healthcare reimbursements, rising costs and widespread staffing issues. The decade-long decline of ...

In response to a myriad of pressures, many hospitals once again have chosen to hire their own physicians. Although not a prime target, hospital medicine, still coming into its own as a medical ...

Are you considering selling your independent MSK practice? If so, you’re not alone. The healthcare industry is constantly evolving. Regulatory changes, shifting patient expectations, and declining ...

Physicians in the U.S. are doing more work than ever before — but they’re getting paid less. This month, consulting firm Kaufman Hall released new research on work relative value units, or wRVUs, for ...

New Jersey is weighing a major shift in who gets to deliver your care. APNs and doctors make their case as S2996 hits the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Independent physician practices sit at a crossroads. After two decades of industry consolidation, most physicians now work for ...

Corporate juggernauts are coming to dominate the U.S. health care system. UnitedHealth now employs 10 percent of all physicians in the United States. Hospitals signed up more than 58,000 new physician ...