Rural areas are quickly losing independent physicians and medical practices amid the corporatization of healthcare, a new report finds. The report was commissioned by the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI), a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on fair and transparent payment policies. The research, conducted by Avalere Health, used the IQVIA OneKey database, which contains physician and practice location information on health system ownership. The number of independent doctors in rural areas fell 43% from January 2019 to January 2024, with rural areas losing 5% of all practicing physicians.
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Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/report-rural-areas-seeing-rapid-loss-independent-docs-practices