Becker's Healthcare August 27, 2024
Leaders are concerned about the effect of consolidation as physicians continue to flock to employed models.
More than 77% of U.S. physicians are employed by hospitals, health systems or corporate entities, according to an Avalere study, and this number will likely grow as it becomes more difficult to meet margins independently.
Richard Goldstein, MD, colon and rectal surgeon at Langhorne, Pa.-based Center for Colon and Rectal Health, joined Becker’s to discuss why corporatization is the biggest threat to physicians right now.
Question: What’s the biggest threat to physicians right now?
Dr. Richard Goldstein: The biggest threat to physicians is the corporatization of healthcare. There is essentially no practical difference, from the physician’s perspective, between private equity groups...
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