More and More Doctors Abandoning Private Practice

American Medical Association: “AMA analysis shows most physicians work outside of private practice,” “Shifts away from smaller and private practices pick up speed,” “Competition In Health Insurance.”

McKinsey & Company: “Physician employment: The path forward in the COVID-19 era.”

American Hospital Association: “Market Insights: Evolving Physician-Practice Ownership Models,” “New Research Confirms: Hospital Mergers Reduce Costs, Enhance Quality of Care for Patients.”

David Wichmann, former CEO, UnitedHealth.

Fred Horton, president, AMGA Consulting.

Kashyap Patel, MD, chief executive, Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, Rock Hill, SC.

Federal Trade Commission: “FTC to Study the Impact of Physician Group and Healthcare Facility Mergers,” “Physician Group and Healthcare Facility Merger Study,” “HSR threshold adjustments and reportability for 2021.”

Twitter: @chopraftc, Jan. 15, 2021