Fast Facts

Independent Physicians Are a Significant Part of the Health Care Workforce

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Independent Practices Achieve Higher Quality at Lower Cost

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Independent Practices Succeed in Value-Based Care Models

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SOURCES: American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark Survey, 2016. McWilliams et al, “Delivery System Integration and Health Care Spending and Quality for Medicare Beneficiaries,” JAMA Intern Med (2013). Robinson and Miller, “Total Expenditures per Patient in Hospital-Owned and Physician-Owned Physician Organizations in California,” JAMA (2014). Casalino et al, “Small Primary Care Physician Practices Have Low Rates of Hospital Admissions,” Health Affairs (2014). HHS OIG Report on Medicare Shared Savings Program. Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Initiative Round One Fact Sheet.