• Diane R Rittenhouse, Andrew W Bazemore, Zachary J Morgan, and Lars E Peterson.
• From the Mathematica, Oakland, CA (DRR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DRR); American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (AWB, ZJM, LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care, Washington, DC (AWB); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP). drittenhouse@mathematica-mpr.com.
• J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Sep 1; 34 (5): 1033-1034.

AbstractThe rise of health system and hospital ownership of primary care practices raises policy questions about the survival of independent physician-owned practices. Our data indicate that a substantial proportion of FPs in 2017-2019 remained in independently owned practice: 81% of solo practitioners and 35% of FPs in practices with 2-5 clinicians. These findings suggest that independent practice is surviving, and that it's incumbent on researchers, payers, and policymakers to better understand their unique contributions and challenges in the effort to improve primary care access, quality, and cost.© Copyright 2021 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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