@article {Rittenhouse1033, author = {Diane R. Rittenhouse and Andrew W. Bazemore and Zachary J. Morgan and Lars E. Peterson}, title = {One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017{\textendash}2019}, volume = {34}, number = {5}, pages = {1033--1034}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210051}, publisher = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine}, abstract = {The 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{\textendash}2019 remained in independently owned practice: 81\% of solo practitioners and 35\% of FPs in practices with 2{\textendash}5 clinicians. These findings suggest that independent practice is surviving, and that it{\textquoteright}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.}, issn = {1557-2625}, URL = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/34/5/1033}, eprint = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/34/5/1033.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine} }