Association of Health Care Journalists: Report - Failing to Regulate Hospital Mergers Means Consumers Pay More
August 02, 2024
August 02, 2024
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news:
By Joseph Burns
It's well past time to dispense with the idea that hospital mergers reduce costs. Hospital administrators and their public relations' teams promote this idea every time they announce plans to buy or merge with another hospital or health system.
But that idea is untrue, according to a recent report from health economists who show that . . .
By Joseph Burns
It's well past time to dispense with the idea that hospital mergers reduce costs. Hospital administrators and their public relations' teams promote this idea every time they announce plans to buy or merge with another hospital or health system.
But that idea is untrue, according to a recent report from health economists who show that . . .