Fierce Healthcare October 26, 2023
A new national, multispecialty advocacy organization representing independent practices launched last week.
The American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA) says it is the first advocacy organization of its kind focused on supporting private medicine across specialties. It is made up of 5,000 physicians collectively treating 10 million U.S. patients and includes specialties ranging from cardiology to gastroenterology to medical oncology to OB-GYN and more.
The group does not yet include a primary care doc, though AIMPA executives said they would welcome the opportunity to work with them.
AIMPA’s formation comes amid growing consolidation in the healthcare sector. Between 2012 and 2022, the share of physicians working in private practices fell by 13 percentage points from 60% to 47%, according...
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