{"id":3228,"date":"2019-10-17T22:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T22:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.idahoinsuranceagency.com\/?p=3228"},"modified":"2023-07-20T18:14:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T18:14:36","slug":"study-outpatient-care-prices-rising-as-hospitals-acquire-physician-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idahoinsuranceagency.com\/study-outpatient-care-prices-rising-as-hospitals-acquire-physician-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Outpatient Care Prices Rising As Hospitals Acquire Physician Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wall Street Journal reports that <a href=\"http:\/\/archinte.jamanetwork.com\/article.aspx?articleid=2463588\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine<\/a>\u00a0found that as hospitals acquire more physician practices, spending on outpatient care has increased. Researchers found that the rise in outpatient costs was driven primarily by price increases, not physicians ordering or performing more outpatient services.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston Globe reports the study, conducted by Harvard Medical School researchers, \u201cfound that when small doctors\u2019 practices join large hospitals, their patients pay an average of $75 more every year for outpatient services like check-ups.\u201d The article adds that the \u201csteady march of doctors into hospitals could continue thanks to the Affordable Care Act,\u201d which \u201cencouraged the integration of different parts of the health care system in the hope that it will reduce costs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wall Street Journal reports that a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine\u00a0found that as hospitals acquire more physician practices, spending on outpatient care has increased. 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