July 3, 2021

Coronavirus Pandemic Driving Increase in Healthcare Consolidation

During the coronavirus pandemic, there have been upticks in independent physicians becoming employees and acquisitions of independent physician practices, a new report shows.

The trends of physicians leaving private practice for employment at corporate entities such as hospitals and acquisitions of independent physician practices by corporate entities have been going on for years. These trends have raised concerns, including a loss of autonomy in clinical practice and increased costs associated with physician practice consolidation. Read more.