Physician-Led Hospitals Use New Data To Lobby Against Expansion Limits

By Jessica Karins / September 23, 2022 at 2:34 PM
Physician-led hospitals are pushing Congress to remove restrictions that hamper their expansion after a report they commissioned found hospitals that are owned or invested in by referring physicians performed better and offered more cost savings for Medicare than hospitals in general. “The rapid consolidation of our healthcare markets makes it clear that patients deserve additional choices in healthcare. Physician-led hospitals represent a logical tool that is immediately available,” Frederic Liss, president of Physician-Led Healthcare for America (PHA), which commissioned the...


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