Abstract
Consolidation of physician practices by hospitals, or vertical integration, increased across all practice types in 2007-17. Rates of growth were highest among medical and surgical specialty practices and lowest among primary care practices. There was substantial variation within the specialties, ranging from 4 percentage points in dermatology to 34 percentage points in cardiology and oncology.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1123-1127 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Health Affairs |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |