Indeed, and something else many people don't know is that a lot of (mid to senior) doctors have ownership stake in the hospitals, or are part-owners of the building that the hospital leases, etc. So it's not a direct "owernship" relationship anymore, it's more like a stockholder who works (contracts) for the company, sometimes with a hop or two in the way. I'm not saying this is good or bad (it doesn't seem at all clear cut either way to me), but it is something I found really interesting