Oregon’s updated prohibitions against the corporate practice of medicine (SB 951) went into effect in 2026, but 2 corporate doctors tried running their big-MSO playbook anyway, and they wound up having to testify about it in federal court.

Doctors Chapman and Patel violated their legal oath to tell the truth.  Rather than testify with honesty about the corporate structure, ownership, and control of how they deliver medical services, they lied to the court.

Perjury is not a victimless crime, especially in this case. EEP v. PeaceHealth is precisely the instance for which perjury charges were designed--to protect the public AND the integrity of our legal system.  U.S. Attorney for the Oregon District Scott Bradford must bring charges against Doctors Chapman and Patel.  Perjury charges send a strong message across Oregon and the rest of the United States that trying to find loopholes in corporate practice of medicine prohibitions is unethical, and it corrupts the doctor-patient relationship. In Oregon (and in 49 other states, real soon) the playbook is now illegal.  Doctors Chapman and Patel knew they got caught, so they lied.  Don’t let them get away with it.