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AHA responds to Wall Street Journal article on consolidation and quality
In addition to improving quality, mergers produce important cost savings and do not increase revenues.
AHA comments on recent MedPAC discussions on consolidation, IME
A recent Medicare Payment Advisory Committee discussion on consolidation within the health care field “presented a myopic view of the purported dangers of hospital mergers to the exclusion of their many benefits,” AHA said today in a letter to the commission.
MedPAC discusses health care provider consolidation
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday discussed how health care provider consolidation affects prices, costs and Medicare payments, among other areas.
One-sided report on hospital consolidation falls flat
A new study from Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) is another one-sided view of the changing health care landscape that has several key limitations that make it a less than useful view of hospital mergers.
FTC orders health systems, insurers to provide data for COPA study
The Federal Trade Commission has ordered two health systems and five health insurance companies to provide data for a study on the effects of certificates of public advantage on health care prices, quality, access and innovation; and the impact of hospital consolidation on employee wages.
Perspective: Engaging members to shape the future
Despite what they say about gridlock and nothing going on in Washington, there actually is a lot going on in real time that has a real impact on our field … and we have the opportunity to influence
AHA Stat Blog: Mergers help health systems keep patient data secure
Among other benefits to the community, mergers can help hospitals deploy more effective safeguards against hackers, writes AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton.
AHA Stat Blog: Mergers help health systems keep patient data secure
There are numerous benefits to the community that derive from hospital and health system mergers, starting with quality improvements and expanding services.
Senators urge FTC to closely scrutinize drug company mergers
“In just the first half of 2019, we have seen multi-billion dollar acquisitions announced by Pfizer and Roche in addition to the proposed AbbVie and Bristol-Myers deals,” they wrote.
Study: Commercial health insurance concentration increases again
Based on guidelines used by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to assess market competition, 75% of U.S. commercial health insurance markets were highly concentrated in 2018, up from 71% in 2014.