Webinars

Navigating Financial and Corporate Influences on Medical Professionalism 

September 29, 2025 | 2:30-3:30PM ET

Across the U.S., both patients and clinicians are feeling the effects of a changing health care landscape. Physicians report increasing burnout and loss of autonomy, while patients face rising costs, narrower networks, and more fragmented care. Many of these challenges point to a larger trend: the corporatization of health care.  
 
Join this conversation with health law and policy expert Erin Fuse Brown, JD, MPH and Fred Cerise, MD, MPH to explore how corporate ownership, market consolidation, and financial priorities are shaping the practice of medicine. They will discuss the implications for medical professionalism, trust in the physician–patient relationship, and the overall mission of health care. Participants will gain insight into how corporatization is influencing care delivery today and what practical steps clinicians, institutions, and policymakers can take to realign health care with its core mission: serving patients.  

Moderator:

• Frederick Cerise, MD, MPH 
  Parkland Health

Speaker:

• Erin Fuse Brown, JD, MPH
  Brown University School of Public Health