Employed physicians in the United States have outnumbered self-employed physicians for the first time, the AMA wrote in a press release.
The association also indicated that though that statistic is indicative of a “long-term trend” that has observed physicians gradually moving away from private practice, it should not be assumed the shift in employment status is permanent.
Other data from 2018 that was in the release included:
In addition, and also in 2018, the highest share of practice owners was observed in the surgical subspecialties, where 64.5% were owners, followed by
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