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Rural Areas Face Steep Decline in Independent Physicians and Practices

Description
Examines the decline in numbers of independent physicians and physician-owned medical practices in rural areas and a growing shift toward hospital and corporate employment and practice ownership. Features statistics with breakdowns by state in the years from 2019 through 2024.
Date
2025
Organization
Physicians Advocacy Institute
Tagged as
Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · State-by-state data · State-by-state