Becker's Healthcare October 29, 2018
At 3,800,000 square miles, the United States is big enough to cover half the moon’s surface.
America’s sprawling geography, temperate climate and mild topography have made it possible for the population to spread into all sorts of plains, nooks and crannies rather than cluster in a few habitable pockets. That distribution – a boon to agricultural, industrial, and cultural diversity – has presented a peculiar challenge to healthcare that only has been exacerbated by the current transition from a fee-based to value-based model: How do we deliver high quality care to more people in more places, and do it at lower cost?
Moreover, today the industry is in the midst of a merger boom. More M&A deals worth more than...