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Dr. Rommaan Ahmad

Dr. Rommaan Ahmad

Dr. Rommaan Ahmad is a pain management physiatrist in Alexandria and leads the Virginia chapter of the Committee to Protect Health Care.

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Concerned physician: Hospitals buy practices and charge patients more for the same services

By: - October 25, 2023

I am a physician who has served the Northern Virginia community for over 12 years, and I have seen many trends in health care that aren’t in the best interest of our patients. Hospital consolidations are one such trend, where large systems buy up other hospitals, independent physician offices and freestanding diagnostic and care facilities […]