49% increase in hospital-employed physicians linked to $3.1B in Medicare costs, study finds

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Medicare costs for four healthcare services rose $3.1 billion between 2012 and 2015, an increase a Physicians Advocacy Institute study links to a 49 percent uptick in physician employment by hospitals. Continue reading article here…

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