More and more doctors are trading their independence for a hospital paycheck. Some 55% of doctors now work for hospitals or health systems. That share has more than doubled in the last 12 ...

The percentage of physicians in private practice has continued to decline, according to the American Medical Association's (AMA) biennial Physician Practice Benchmark Survey. In 2024, 42.2% of ...

While doctors may bemoan their employer's rules or feel they lack input into key decisions, most say the pros outweigh the cons. In fact, employed physicians say they like having a steady salary and ...

Credit: Getty Images. From 2012 to 2022, the proportion of physicians in private practice declined from 60.1% to 46.7%, according to a survey conducted by the American Medical Association. Significant ...

For the first time, most physicians worked outside of physician-owned practices in 2020, as doctors continue to gravitate toward employment by hospitals and other organizations, according to a new ...