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Lawmakers unveil bill to restrict corporate ownership of doctors

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Senator Elizabeth Warren. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Federal proposal would bar for-profit corporations and private equity firms from owning or controlling medical practices.

A group of Democratic lawmakers has introduced federal legislation aimed at prohibiting corporate ownership and control of medical practices, arguing that healthcare decisions should remain in the hands of physicians.

Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, and Jeff Merkely, along with Representatives Val Hoyle, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Suhas Subramanyan, and other Democratic

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