# Is Independent Practice Worth Protecting? Tracy's Unfiltered Take on Staying Independent in 2026 – A Special Snack Episode, EP 246

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Podcast: [Thriving Practice with Tracy Cherpeski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-practice-with-tracy-cherpeski-3530340)
Published: 2026-03-27T19:04:00+00:00
Episode link: https://tracycherpeski.podbean.com/e/is-independent-practice-worth-protecting-tracys-unfiltered-take-on-staying-independent-in-2026-%e2%80%93-a-special-snack-episode-ep-246/
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Duration seconds: 771

## Resource

With acquisition offers arriving, reimbursement cuts looming, and colleagues selling, a lot of practice owners are quietly asking: is staying independent even worth it? In this SNACK episode, Miranda Dorta sits down with Tracy Cherpeski to get her unfiltered take on that question.

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