[untenured]

I would guess the real question is not the percentage of independent doctors, but the number of total doctors, before and after.

Not entirely. Once herded into big organizations like hospitals, medical professionals are easier to regulate and control, and less likely to introduce disruptive commercial innovations that threaten government's powers over health care, and hence over a once-free people.

[aimhigh]

Once herded into big organizations like hospitals, medical professionals are easier to regulate and control, . .

Once herded into big organizations like hospitals, medical professionals are easier to unionize. This is the goal.
And where will the dues go? To the Democraps.

[cynwoody]

Once herded into big organizations like hospitals, medical professionals are easier to regulate and control, and less likely to introduce disruptive commercial innovations that threaten government's powers over health care, and hence over a once-free people.

Some docs are opting out of the system instead.

Example:

What kind of a practice is this?
This is a direct care, or cash only, practice. This means that Drs. Bee and Lane will no longer contract with any insurance companies and/or third-party payers. Rather, payment is due at the time of service in the form of cash or credit card. A statement with diagnoses and a CPT code as well as ICD-9 codes (these are insurance codes) will be given to the patient so that he/she may submit the claim to his/her insurance company.
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