Becker's Healthcare August 15, 2024
Patsy Newitt

Here are 10 numbers making physicians nervous:

2.8%. The conversion factor reduction CMS has proposed in its physician fee schedule for 2025. Ten physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the long-term dangers of this proposal.

29%. The decline inMedicare physician payment since 2001, when adjusted for inflation, according to the American Medical Association.

More than 108,700. The number of physicians who left private practice for employment opportunities from 2019 to 2021, according to a report from Avalere.

77%. The percentage of physicians who are employed by a hospital, health system or corporate entity, according to the Avalere report.

58.5%. The percentage of physician practices owned by either health systems or corporations as of 2023, according to the research by...

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