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Diana Harshbarger: “United Health care owns most physician practices in this…”

Featuring: Diana Harshbarger, Republican | U.S. House Tennessee, 1st Congressional District

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Full interview with Reps. Jake Auchincloss and Diana Harshbarger | POLITICO Health Care Summit 2025

Published | Video Starts at 08:19

I remember when PBMs first came into existence and we would slide a credit card machine that had PCs on it in triplicate and I would mail that in to get reimbursed. And. And they were there for a fee for service. It … United Health care owns most physician practices in this country. … you have an insurance company who owns the physician practice, the pharmacy, the specialty pharmacy, the pbm, and then the clearinghouse. It is not good health care. And we're going to. (08:19–08:23)

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Asserts that United Health Care owns the majority of physician practices in the U.S.

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