Becker's Healthcare September 13, 2019
Rachel Popa

Care patients receive in physician practices owned by hospitals is more expensive but not higher quality, according to a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine cited by Medscape.

The study authors analyzed Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas insurance claims from 2014 through 2016.

According to the study, patients pay nearly $300 more per year at...

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