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EPISODE · Nov 18, 2025 · 35 MIN

Can Private Practice Be Saved?

from Curie: Healthcare in Focus

Medicine isn’t being undone by a lack of science or compassion – it’s being buried under bureaucracy. Dr. Scott Tzorfas, a neurologist in private practice for over 30 years, calls it a “slow administrative death spiral.” From endless prior authorizations to crushing documentation demands, he argues that the system has made it nearly impossible for doctors to practice the kind of medicine they trained for.In this episode, we talk about how bureaucracy took over the exam room, why independent physicians are disappearing, and what it will take to restore autonomy.Support the movement: Sign Dr. Tzorfas’s petition to save private practice medicine.

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