Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health has increased the number of its employed physicians from zero last year to 250 today, according to the report. Denver, Colo.-based Exempla Healthcare is hiring 12 physicians each year for five years to add to its current 106 employed physicians.
However, opponents say direct employment may reduce patient choice and create monopolies.
Read the Denver Post report on physician employment.
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