Independent medical practice: Why private clinics are essential
Independent medicine is often described as nostalgic, a relic of a prior era in which physicians owned small practices and made decisions without corporate oversight. But independence is not nostalgia; it is infrastructure.
Today, nearly 75 percent of physicians in the United States are employed by hospitals, health systems, or corporate entities, according to the American Medical Association. In 2012, that number was closer to 50 percent. Private equity investment in …
Independent medical practice: Why private clinics are essential
