Should Congress discourage physician-owned hospitals?

By Allison Bell

News May 13, 2026 at 04:00 PM

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Physicians once owned a majority of U.S. hospitals.
Critics say modern physician-owned hospitals tend to hog the healthiest, most affluent patients.
A Paragon analyst argues that the critics are wrong and that reviving physician-owned hospitals could hold down costs.

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