Forbes August 30, 2019
The potential for massive change to U.S. healthcare policy caused by court challenges to the Affordable Care Act and proposals being floated by 2020 presidential candidates doesn’t appear to be slowing the brisk pace of private equity investment in consolidating physician practices. At this stage, the only potential roadblock is the physicians themselves and their concerns about the impact of private capital on patient care—an issue experienced doctors say is readily addressed.
While physician practice management (PPM) consolidation is occurring across a number of specialties, the conflict is best illustrated among dermatology practices, where PE investments are gaining momentum and getting under the skin of some doctors. A study by Sally Tan, M.D., MPH, published in a recent issue of...