HealthExec June 17, 2021
Healthcare workers were the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hospitals took on the burden of caring for the sickest patients. However, pressures from the pandemic will undoubtedly drive health systems and hospitals to merge—with unfortunate consequences for patients, Bloomberg’s editorial board recently wrote in an opinion article.
When hospitals and health systems merge, patients can get the short end of the stick. That’s because with less competition, prices actually tend to rise after these mergers, Bloomberg attested. Hospitals...
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