Hospital prices … increased substantially in California during a period of low overall price inflation, low economic growth, and declining demand.— Melnick and Fonkych, USC
Tag Archives: Market Consolidation
As Hospital Chains Grow, So Do Their Prices For Care
As health care consolidation accelerates nationwide, a new study shows that hospital prices in two of California’s largest health systems were 25 percent higher than at other hospitals around the state.
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions in 2015: Running list
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions in 2016: Running list
Impact of antitrust suit against CHS could ripple nationwide
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article83142307.html
A win for the U.S. Justice Department could establish an important legal precedent. Hospitals nationwide might have to remove contract provisions that limit competition. That could result in lower prices for patients.
Envision Healthcare in talks to merge with AmSurg: sources
For Hospitals, Prestige Leads To Profits
The unintended consequences of healthcare system integration
Another Study Links Hospital Mergers to Higher Prices
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/another-study-links-hospital-mergers-higher-prices#
Researchers find that “cross-market mergers in the same state result in price increases of roughly 6% to 10%, while those linking hospitals to out-of-state providers do not result in statistically meaningful changes in price.
Patient perception, migration and payer mixes among major challenges for Massachusetts community hospitals, study finds
HENRY KOTULA 