There were a number of physician owned hospitals. Here's one compiled list [0] circa 2013. ACA seems to have limited growth of these hospitals [1]. My view with

There were a number of physician owned hospitals. Here's one compiled list [0] circa 2013. ACA seems to have limited growth of these hospitals [1]. My view with a local flavor of this in Indianapolis (St.V Heart Center) was pretty positive and matches with the WSJ articles assertion. When doctors feel in control and view the hospital as a reflection of their own community - holistically the entire operation embodies and reflects that from the doctors to the nurses to the staff themselves. Similar to how a small-town practice reflects the values of the doctor who runs it and depends on its reputation. Some of these hospitals have been sold off and I've heard nurses and doctors lament of the better times when they felt more autonomy when the doctors made the decisions based on shaping a hospital that they'd like to be admitted to rather than the vision from an MBA. "Specialty physician-owned hospitals focused on cardiology and cardiac surgery were found to deliver higher-quality care than nonprofit hospitals, with lower rates of hospital readmission or mortality for high-risk surgery. Physician-owned specialty hospitals for orthopedic procedures, such as hip and knee replacements, offered lower costs and higher quality than nonprofit counterparts." [0] https://www.beckersspine.com/lists/14578-56-physician-owned-hospitals-to-know https://www.beckersspine.com/lists/14578-56-physician-owned-... [1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/end-obamacares-ban-on-physician-owned-hospitals-medicare-medicaid-healthcare-obama-price-control-competition-doctor-ef381a9e https://www.wsj.com/articles/end-obamacares-ban-on-physician...