Managed Healthcare Executive October 30, 2019
The U.S. healthcare provider landscape is being transformed by a consolidation wave that began in the 2010s and will continue into the next decade, according to a new survey.
The trend is driven by “progressives”—large diversified health systems that have embraced value-based payments, integration of acute and non-acute care, and large operational scale, according to L.E.K. Consulting’s 10th Annual Hospital Survey: A Retrospective Analysis and a Glimpse into the Future. The study surveyed health system and hospital executives about their strategic priorities and relationships with suppliers.
“The arrival of value-based payments (VBP)—a major force in the drive for accountability—is causing these systems, and their competitors, to seek M&A partners as they drive for scale; expand into non-acute care in a...