Patients of private equity–affiliated physicians are the most likely to receive specialty procedures in lower-cost settings, while patients of hospital-affiliated physicians are the least likely. This is according to a new paper from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai that examined the relationship between physician affiliation, site of care and reimbursement for procedures in cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedics and urology. Using Medicare claims and commercial insurance … [Read more...]