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Merritt Hawkins to Testify Before Congress

Merritt Hawkins to Testify Before Congress

By Mark Smith 

During the last 25 years, Merritt Hawkins has spoken before literally thousands of hospital executives, board members, health professional associations and other groups.

We have never, however, addressed members of Congress.

That will change on Thursday, July 19, at 10 a.m. ET when I will have the honor of serving as an expert witness before the House Committee on Small Business/Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations. The Subcommittee is holding a hearing on “The Decline of Solo and Small Medical Practices” to examine why the solo/independent practice model is becoming a thing of the past.

Merritt Hawkins will submit written testimony for this hearing. I will provide oral testimony and answer any questions members of the Subcommittee may have. The hearing can be viewed live on streaming video and I hope followers of this blog will have an opportunity to watch it here.

Merritt Hawkins was selected for this distinction based on the years of research and analysis we have conducted on physician practice trends, including our physician surveys and white papers. Some of this research has been in partnership with The Physicians Foundation, a non-profit group of physician and medical society leaders dedicated to empowering physicians and improving healthcare.

I would welcome any comments readers may have on the hearing and would be happy to forward Merritt Hawkins’ written testimony when it becomes available to the public later this month.

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Mark Smith is president of Merritt Hawkins and can be reached at mark.smith@merritthawkins.com

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