Monday, March 28, 2016

According to a recent study, "cross-market mergers" ...

... of hospitals gaining system members in the same state (but in different local markets) had price increases of 6% to10% compared to control hospitals, while hospitals gaining system members out-of-state had no statistically significant changes in price.

Source: "The Price Effects of Cross-Market Hospital Mergers," Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, March 18, 2016, http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/docs/faculty/dafny/price-effects-of-cross-market-hospital-mergers.pdf   

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