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Despite its demonstrated clinical benefits, CR participation among eligible patients remains poor due to low referral rates and individual barriers to care.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objectives<\/jats:title>To evaluate CR participation by patients who receive care from hospital-integrated physicians compared with independent physicians, and subsequently, to examine CR and recurrent cardiac hospitalizations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This retrospective cohort study evaluated Medicare Part A and Part B claims data from calendar years 2016 to 2019. All analyses were conducted between January 1 and April 30, 2024. Patients were included if they had a qualifying event for CR between 2017 and 2018, and qualifying events were identified using diagnosis codes on inpatient claims and procedure codes on outpatient and carrier claims. 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Logistic regression via propensity score weighting showed that having a hospital-integrated physician was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of receiving CR (odds ratio [OR], 1.11; 95% CI, 1.05-1.18). Additionally, CR participation was associated with a 14% decrease in the odds of recurrent cardiovascular-related hospitalizations (OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.81-0.91).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>The findings of this cohort study suggest that hospital integration has the potential to facilitate greater CR participation and improve heart care. Several factors may help explain this positive association, including enhanced care coordination and value-based payment policies. 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