Independent doctors are becoming an endangered species. Here's why

Hospitals in the Puget Sound region are teaming up to provide coordinated care and hopefully cut costs. While that seems like a good thing, it is making some doctors a little uneasy. Larger, more comprehensive health systems are often able to provide a broader range of services and a wider network of specialists than independent practices. Partly in response to these changes, the amount of physicians in solo practices in Washington state has dwindled since 1997. Thirty-eight percent of physicians…
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