Becker's Healthcare May 13, 2024
Lawmakers are considering removing a provision of the Affordable Care Act that limits expansion and opening of physician-owned hospitals, Medscape reported May 13.
About 4% of hospitals are owned by physicians, or 250 to 265 nationally. If the current restrictions are lifted, that number could expand dramatically, according to Physician-Led Healthcare for America.
Debate between industry groups continues around the healthcare quality, cost and patient access to care. Some physician groups argue that ending the restriction would introduce more competition amid rising hospital mergers and prices, and could give more access to rural communities. However, hospital industry groups say physician-owned hospitals “cherry pick” healthier, better insured patients and don’t compete fairly with acute-care hospitals.
“They’re not providing full service,”...
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