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Independent physician practices deliver lower-cost care: Study highlights need for site-neutral payment reform

Independent physicians continue offering patient care at lower costs than hospitals, according to a new study. “Physician Practice Affiliation Drives Site of Care Cost Differentials: An Opportunity to Reduce Healthcare Expenditures,” was published in the Journal of Market Access & Health Policy. Researchers sought to examine the relationships among practice models, sites of care and

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Inside the state that’s rapidly losing independent physicians

Each of Washington state’s 39 counties is now designated at least partially as a “health professional shortage area,” according to the Rural Health Information Hub. In a viewpoint article published by The Seattle Times Aug. 25., Steven Kaptik, MD, a gastroenterologist in Tacoma, Wash., outlines the forces driving the state’s ongoing physician shortage. Read the

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Dr. Steven Kaptik: Fewer doctors are in private practice in WA. Here’s what that means

Every one of Washington’s 39 counties is now designated at least a partial “health professional shortage area” by the federal government, meaning there aren’t enough doctors overall, or in certain specialties, to meet patients’ needs. Rural areas, in particular, are struggling to attract and retain enough physicians. Medicare’s flawed reimbursement formula deserves some of the

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