The three groups — La Jolla, Calif.-based XiMED, San Diego-based MultiCultural Primary Care Medical Group and Oceanside, Calif.-based Greater Tri Cities IPA — together comprise more than 800 physicians. The group hopes to give physicians a voice, negotiate more directly with San Diego County employers, and aid physicians in lowering malpractice insurance rates and health insurance costs, according to the report.
The group also indicated it plans to grow, mentioning in a press release that the area’s more than 4,000 physicians can benefit from its formation, according to the report.
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