Thank you to the Will Cain Show for having me on to discuss why the Affordable Care Act has driven up healthcare costs in America. It’s pretty simple: The ACA gave tremendous market power to health insurers and corporate medicine including large health systems making it difficult for private practices to compete. It imposed regulatory, documentation, and reporting burdens making private practice viability increasingly difficult. Only 25% of physicians remain independent now with the rest employed by corporate medicine. The ACA also banned physician owned hospitals which have been shown to provide care at lower cost with higher patient satisfaction scores. The unfortunate end result: Massive healthcare consolidation resulting in less competition. And a basic economic principle is that less competition results in higher prices. We need to restore free market forces to fix the cost crisis in US healthcare and level the playing field to encourage competition. Bring back private practice. Bring back physician owned hospitals. This is what our patients deserve. #PrivatePractice #HealthcareReform #HealthcareConsolidation Scott Becker Adam J. Bruggeman, MD, MHA, FAAOS, FAOA Dutch Rojas

Steve Brauer from Scottsdale, AZ with Variety Benefits share how to approach choosing the right healthcare company and representative. Steve recommends working with an independent Medicare advisor or broker who specializes only in Medicare, since that expertise ensures better guidance through the many companies and options available. By leaning on a dedicated Medicare advisor, you can feel more confident in making the best healthcare decisions for your future. 👉 Get in touch with Steve: https://lnkd.in/eXhsdvq3 💡 Read more answers from other agents: https://lnkd.in/g2icYkSv ❓ Ask a question of your own: https://lnkd.in/eqF5sWcF

Across the country, companies are being forced to make impossible choices — cut healthcare benefits or cut staff. At the same time, small physician groups are disappearing because they can’t negotiate fair reimbursement rates with insurers. As a result, independent doctors are rolling up into large hospital systems that already dominate local markets. The outcome is predictable: less competition, higher infrastructure costs, and reduced pricing transparency. Healthcare consolidation may improve scale — but it’s eroding access, affordability, and independence at the local level. #HealthcareLeadership #PhysicianIndependence #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalEconomics #CostTransparency #HealthSystemChange #LeadershipInHealth This is for educational purposes only and not to be taken as advice to act on. always consult with a licensed Medicare broker in your area.

This week in the Breakroom, Jeffrey Davis joins Madalyn News to discuss how the ongoing government shutdown and the expiration of certain congressional healthcare extenders have impacted Medicare's processing of physician claims, and what recent changes mean for healthcare providers. 🎙️ Listen: https://lnkd.in/dYD67G_2

This week in the Breakroom, Jeffrey Davis joins Madalyn News to discuss how the ongoing government shutdown and the expiration of certain congressional healthcare extenders have impacted Medicare's processing of physician claims, and what recent changes mean for healthcare providers. 🎙️ Listen: https://lnkd.in/e-Q2FQVP

This week in the Breakroom, Jeffrey Davis joins Madalyn News to discuss how the ongoing government shutdown and the expiration of certain congressional healthcare extenders have impacted Medicare's processing of physician claims, and what recent changes mean for healthcare providers. 🎙️ Listen: https://lnkd.in/e37tk5Ym

This week in the Breakroom, Jeffrey Davis joins Madalyn News to discuss how the ongoing government shutdown and the expiration of certain congressional healthcare extenders have impacted Medicare's processing of physician claims, and what recent changes mean for healthcare providers. 🎙️ Listen: https://lnkd.in/ggiyjtuS

In most industries, the person who pays is also the person who receives the service. But in healthcare? Not so much. Here, one person provides care. Another person receives it. And a third person pays for it. This is why costs spiral. The incentives are misaligned from the start. Until the people who pay, prescribe, and receive care share aligned incentives — financially and clinically — we’ll keep patching symptoms instead of fixing the source.

Feeling the pressure as a private practice owner? The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule brings new conversion factors and a -2.5% efficiency adjustment: especially hitting facility-based and specialist services. Bigger groups often absorb these cuts more easily, driving yet another wave of consolidation across healthcare. But independent providers have options: • Review your service mix and optimize for office-based care: office payments are up 5%, while facility rates drop 7%. • Explore Alternative Payment Models (APMs) for better reimbursement rates. • Use workflow and expense templates to streamline operations and reduce costs. • Advocate for fair Medicare reforms through associations and grassroots efforts. Consolidation isn't inevitable. Strategic moves can protect your autonomy and margins. Ready to future-proof your practice? Reach out or comment below! #PracticeManagement #Medicare2026 #IndependentProvider

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed healthcare reforms, including Senate Bill 306, which phases out prior authorization for high-approval services by 2028, and Senate Bill 351, which limits private equity influence on medical decisions and bans clinician noncompete clauses starting January 1, 2026. Click here to see "Around the World of U.S. Healthcare", which is published by KPMG Healthcare. https://bit.ly/47dfs3q