Physicians Who Sold Practices to Private Equity - Care Impact

Today, Working Healthcare hits 100 episodes. And for episode 100, I wanted to take on one of the biggest forces reshaping American healthcare: Private equity in medicine. I sat down in my Delray Beach podcast studio with Anna Sobkiv, MBA, executive director of Commercial Healthcare Services at J.P. Morgan, for a conversation about physician practice ownership, healthcare finance and the future of independent medicine. The question at the center of this episode is not abstract. Is private equity helping physician practices survive? Or is it quietly redefining who controls medicine? Anna works with physicians and healthcare businesses on growth, acquisition and succession planning. In this episode, she explains why private equity continues to accelerate in healthcare, why certain medical specialties attract investor interest and what these deals can mean for physician autonomy, practice ownership and long-term sustainability. We also talk about what happens when Wall Street moves closer to the exam room. Because this is not just about business structure. It is about clinical decision-making. It is about access. It is about whether independent physicians can continue to practice medicine without becoming employees inside a financial model they did not create. And, ultimately, it is about patients. Anna also shares her perspective as a woman building a career in healthcare finance and advising clients at the highest levels of banking in a field where women remain underrepresented. One hundred episodes in, this is exactly why I created Working Healthcare. To explain the system. To question the power structures. To call out what is not working. And to give physicians, patients and healthcare leaders a place to talk honestly about what is happening behind the scenes. Listen to episode 100 of Working Healthcare: 🎧 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eaE4PiR2 ▶️ YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eZ8f8bSG 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/erAXfWSC Have you worked in a medical practice affected by private equity? Are you a physician who sold, stayed independent or is weighing what comes next? Are you a patient who saw care change after investors entered the picture? I want to hear your story. 🌐 Share your private equity story with me here: https://lnkd.in/ec3YN37s Thank you to every guest, listener and person who has helped Working Healthcare reach 100 episodes. We are just getting started. #WorkingHealthcare #PrivateEquity #IndependentMedicine #HealthcareFinance #PhysicianOwnership