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Patients benefit when they can choose where to receive care whether at a hospital or at an independent practice. Such choice and competition lead to better-quality, more accessible care at lower cost.
The 43 members of the newly formed Greater Detroit Association of Emergency Physicians union are contracted by Ascension St. John Hospital but employed by a private equity-funded staffing company called TeamHealth.