Hospital Consolidation and Physician Unionization

The newest publication by BAHM President Kevin Schulman and Barak Richman: Between 2014 and 2019, the proportion of physicians who were unionized grew by 26% (albeit from a low level), and this trend has accelerated over the past few years. It’s still too early to assess whether this new wave of physician unionization can counteract the monopolistic and corporate tendencies of hospital employers and whether unions can help satisfy physicians’ interest in governance and restore some of their professional autonomy.

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