KevinMD December 5, 2023
Health care is constantly evolving, and it’s no secret that many hospitals are bleeding money when it comes to their primary care practices. On the low end, a hospital loses $127,000 per year on a primary care physician. Anecdotally, a rural hospital in Indiana expressed that they lose nearly $500,000 per year!
Headlines are filled with stories about rural hospitals (& many others) struggling to keep their doors open without some form of corporate welfare. Most people gloss over the current business model of treating primary care as a major loss leader in order to get more lucrative labs, tests, non-primary care specialty visits, and surgeries.
This business model emphasizes revenue maximization over patient well-being. Add in a conflict of...
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