New Regulations for Physician-Owned Hospitals The ACA has a lot of say about physician-owned hospitals. There are new and stricter regulations, and they have having a very large impact on how these types of hospitals operate. Let’s start with some facts about physician-owned hospitals: • The ACA defines a physician-owned hospital as any hospital that has a majority ownership (51% or greater) by physicians or physician investors • There are currently 238 physician-owned hospitals in the US • 5% of Continue Reading