Medical Economics January 2, 2025
Systematic review examines effects of corporatization through mergers and acquisitions since 2000.
When physicians, hospitals and other health care providers consolidate, patient prices and cost of delivering care tend to go up, but quality of care does not necessarily follow.
Researchers examined 37 studies of the effects of mergers and acquisitions from 2000 to 2023. They found horizontal and vertical integration in health care did not lead to improvements for health care finances or patient outcomes.
“Proponents of health care integration have claimed it controls costs and enhances care quality,” study lead author Bhagwan Satiani, MD, MBA, FACS, said in an accompanying news release. Satiani is professor of surgery emeritus at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus,...
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