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The Value of Health Systems
Mergers and acquisitions are one effective means for developing coordinated systems of care that fuel innovation and drive value-based care.
AHA letter to editor: Report on hospital mergers omits their benefits
In a letter to the editor published by Modern Healthcare, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responds to a recent report on hospital consolidation from Elevance Health — the large, for-profit commercial insurer formerly known as Anthem that dominates many insurer markets and earned nearly $2 billion in net profit in the second quarter of this year alone.
FTC Urged to Extend Comment Period for Draft Merger Guidelines
The AHA joins the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations in urging the Federal Trade Commission to extend for at least 60 days the comment period for their draft guidance revising how they review mergers and acquisitions to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws.
Where Walmart Is Headed in Health Care
After more than a decade of transforming health care for its roughly 1 million workers and huge and loyal customer base, Walmart plans to play an even larger role. Marcus Osborne, vice president of transformation and wellness for the retail giant, made that point clear in a recent talk with the Health Care Council of Chicago.
[Special Edition]: Insurers’ “White Bagging” Drug Policy Threatens Patient Safety
Increases in consolidation and alignment between commercial health plans and pharmacy benefit managers have resulted in a series of business practices designed to steer patients to insurer-affiliated pharmacies and away from patients’ longstanding providers to the detriment of patient care.
Hospital Merger Benefits: Views from Hospital Leaders and Econometric Analysis
This report outlines two distinct analyses of the questions relating to the benefits achieved through hospital combinations and the “merger-specificity”² of those benefits.
AHA Senate Testimony on “Antitrust Applied: Hospital Consolidation Concerns and Solutions”
Being a member of a health system brings measurable benefits to patients and health system employees: lower health care costs, improved patient care, better access to health care providers, and increased investment in technology and equipment.
Key Messages on Consolidation
The financial health of the hospital field has been shaken during the pandemic. Health systems have demonstrated benefits. Mergers expand the capacity of smaller and rural hospitals. A focus on hospital consolidation ignores larger market trends. The cost of providing care continues to increase. Critics of mergers too often rely on incomplete evidence. Commercial insurers do not always pass on savings from lower hospital prices.
DOJ and FTC Investigations of Employee “No-Poach Agreements”
This Legal Advisory provides in-depth analysis of the DOJ’s and FTC’s policies and insights on how the hospital sector should respond and reduce their risks of prosecutions of no-poach agreements.