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1 week ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Paul Berggreen
Medicare has slashed physician reimbursement again. Unless Congress takes swift and meaningful action, we could see the unraveling of independent medical practices across the country. This isn’t theoretical. It’s already happening. If this trend continues, many communities will lose access to convenient, cost-efficient care. Doctors in independent practice have now endured five straight years of Medicare payment cuts.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
grandforksherald.com | Paul Berggreen
The health care system has a new bogeyman: private equity. In Washington and state capitals, lawmakers and regulators are fomenting panic about private equity firms rolling up physician practices and squeezing them for a quick profit. Patients are collateral damage. There’s just one problem with this narrative. It’s not true. Research empirically debunks it.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
fredericknewspost.com | Paul Berggreen
The healthcare system has a new bogeyman: private equity. In Washington and state capitals, lawmakers and regulators are fomenting panic about private equity firms rolling up physician practices and squeezing them for a quick profit. Patients are collateral damage. kAm%96C6’D ;FDE @?6 AC@3=6> H:E9 E9:D ?2CC2E:G6] xE’D ?@E ECF6] #6D62C49 6>A:C:42==J 563F?<D :E]k^AmkAm|65:42C6 6IA6?5:EFC6D 2C6 =@H6C 7@C 36?67:4:2C:6D F?56C E96 42C6 @7 A9JD:4:2?D :?
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
detroitnews.com | Paul Berggreen
The healthcare system has a new bogeyman: private equity. In Washington and state capitals, lawmakers and regulators are fomenting panic about private equity firms rolling up physician practices and squeezing them for a quick profit. Patients are collateral damage. There’s just one problem with this narrative. It’s not true. Research empirically debunks it.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
nashuatelegraph.com | Paul Berggreen
By Paul Berggreen - InsideSources.com | Jan 7, 2025 Print Subscriber? Sign Up for Full Access! Please sign up for as low as 36 cents per day to continue viewing our website. Unlimited access to all stories from nashuatelegraph.com on your computer, tablet or smart phone. Access nashuatelegraph.com, view our digital edition or use our Full Access apps. Get more information at nashuatelegraph.com/fullaccess The healthcare system has a new bogeyman: private equity.
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May 9, 2024 | 
aroundosceola.com | Paul Berggreen
Corporate juggernauts are coming to dominate the U.S. healthcare system. UnitedHealth now employs 10% of all physicians in the United States. Hospitals signed up more than 58,000 new physician employees and acquired nearly 5,000 private practices between 2019 and the end of 2021. Amazon and CVS are investing heavily in adding doctors to their payrolls. The gradual disappearance of independent physician practices is not in patients’ interests.
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May 8, 2024 | 
aroundosceola.com | Paul Berggreen
Corporate juggernauts are coming to dominate the U.S. healthcare system. UnitedHealth now employs 10% of all physicians in the United States. Hospitals signed up more than 58,000 new physician employees and acquired nearly 5,000 private practices between 2019 and the end of 2021. Amazon and CVS are investing heavily in adding doctors to their payrolls. The gradual disappearance of independent physician practices is not in patients’ interests.
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May 7, 2024 | 
indiawest.com | Paul Berggreen
Photo: American Medical AssociationBy Dr. Paul BerggreenCorporate juggernauts are coming to dominate the U.S. healthcare system. UnitedHealth now employs 10% of all physicians in the United States. Hospitals signed up more than 58,000 new physician employees and acquired nearly 5,000 private practices between 2019 and the end of 2021. Amazon and CVS are investing heavily in adding doctors to their payrolls. The gradual disappearance of independent physician practices is not in patients’ interests.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
newtondailynews.com | Paul Berggreen
By Dr. Paul BerggreenCorporate juggernauts are coming to dominate the U.S. healthcare system. UnitedHealth now employs 10 percent of all physicians in the United States. Hospitals signed up more than 58,000 new physician employees and acquired nearly 5,000 private practices between 2019 and the end of 2021. Amazon and CVS are investing heavily in adding doctors to their payrolls. The gradual disappearance of independent physician practices is not in patients’ interests.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
postandcourier.com | Paul Berggreen
Corporate juggernauts are coming to dominate the U.S. healthcare system. UnitedHealth now employs 10% of all physicians in the United States. Hospitals signed up more than 58,000 new physician employees and acquired nearly 5,000 private practices between 2019 and the end of 2021. Amazon and CVS are investing heavily in adding doctors to their payrolls. The gradual disappearance of independent physician practices is not in patients’ interests.
