Nine primary care practices formerly owned by Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System have transitioned to independent ownership, the Washington Business Journal reported Dec. 23. Inova acquired the practices — part of Fairfax (Va.) Family Practice Centers — in 2020.…
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Cambridge, Mass.-based Arches Massachusetts and Valley Medical Group entered a partnership aimed to strengthen independent primary care and expand value-based care capabilities, according to a Dec. 19 press release. Under the partnership, Valley Medical’s clinicians will retain full ownership and…
Tarrytown, N.Y.-based ENT & Allergy Associates, an independent, physician-owned otolaryngology practice, has expanded into Texas through a partnership with Houston ENT & Allergy. According to a news release shared with Becker’s Dec. 19, the partnership will officially launch Jan. 1,…
Physician practices have been struggling against a rising tide of consolidation efforts by a range of corporate entities, including hospitals, health systems, private equity and insurance companies. In response to this trend, a new wave of management services organizations and…
Consolidation, reimbursement and administrative burdens were among the biggest challenges for independent physicians in 2025. The American Independent Medical Practice Association is targeting several key points of advocacy in the year ahead to address these concerns, David Eagle, MD, president…
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2025 was a banner year for physician practice consolidation, with the physician practice management sector seeing 367 transactions through the first three quarters of the year. Private equity remained the main driver of deal activity. Through September, PE firms or…
Conshohocken, Pa.-based pharmaceutical company Cencora plans to acquire the majority of the outstanding equity interests it does not currently own in OneOncology from TPG for approximately $3.6 billion, according to a Dec. 15 press release. OneOncology is a physician-led platform…
Independent physicians have faced an uphill battle for decades as reimbursement rates decline below the cost of running a practice and persistent administrative burdens continue to wear physicians’ patience thin. David Eagle, MD, president of the American Independent Medical Practice…
With physician shortages expected to persist into 2026, GI Partners of Illinois is betting on AI, practice acquisitions and expanded advanced practice provider clinics to keep pace with demand. COO Dr. Geogy Vennikandam joined Becker’s to discuss how the Chicago-based…
A Duluth, Minn., family practice physician is suing Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital, also in Duluth, claiming the system’s enforcement of her noncompete blocks her from opening a private practice and harms community access to care, Duluth News Tribune reported Nov.…