Consolidation of Providers Into Health Systems Increased Substantially, 2016–18

Michael F. Furukawa, Laura Kimmey, David J. Jones, Rachel M. Machta, Jing Guo and Eugene C. Rich

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Abstract: We found substantial consolidation of physicians and hospitals into vertically integrated health systems from 2016 to 2018. The share of physicians affiliated with health systems increased from 40 percent to 51 percent in just two years.

Keywords: Health systems; hospitals; consolidation; primary care; hospital-physician integration; systems of care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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