PrincipalCare Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Service Carveouts. PrincipalCare forms integrated networks of women's health care providers, and offer physician practice management services. The company typically enters into 40-year management services agreements with its physicians under which the company obtains a 20% interest in the cash flow of the practice.
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