The infiltration of Private Equity (PE) firms into the physician space is creating a costly and dangerous ripple effect throughout healthcare. In pursuit of short-term profits, these business models bypass important regulatory oversight while putting pressure on physicians to prioritize financial gains over patient care—something that has been compounded by the pandemic.

The detrimental effects go beyond headlines, though; outside public view are countless independent practitioners struggling with moral injury as they battle an obligation to conform or risk loss of income for themselves and their staffs.

The Longmore Clinic is a private practice free from private equity influences. We believe that medicine should always be free of these influences!