The market for hospital-based physician services is experiencing a period of extreme disruption. On their recent earnings calls, hospitals and health systems have indicated that they are paying higher support payments to physician groups, and are increasingly looking for opportunities to reduce spend and/or increase the utility of their professional services arrangements. Despite increasing support payments, however, two of the largest hospital-based physician services staffing companies recently declared bankruptcy. This article discusses the recent bankruptcy filings, the industry headwinds, and the outlook for hospital-based services providers and their hospital and health system partners.
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