Medscape January 21, 2025
Nearly half of a sample of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the United States were affiliated with hospitals in 2022, almost double the percentage just 13 years earlier in 2009, a new study of nearly 200,000 physicians found. Their negotiated prices for office visits are more than 10% higher than for independent physicians.
Meanwhile, 1.5% of PCPs were affiliated with private equity (PE) firms in 2022, and their office visit prices were nearly 8% higher, Yashaswini Singh, PhD, MPA, of Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, and colleagues reported in JAMA Health Forum.
“The corporate transformation of primary care is underway,” Singh said. “Hospital and PE affiliation of primary care physicians has been increasing over time with...
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