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- Healthcare consolidation in the U.S. has significantly increased over the past few decades, leading to a highly concentrated market dominated by a few large health systems and insurers. This consolidation has contributed to rising healthcare costs, with the U.S. spending twice more per capita on healthcare than any other high-income nation. The trend is driven by hospital and physician group mergers and more recently, the growing influence of private equity (PE) firms, which have accelerated the consolidation of various healthcare sectors. Research has shown that this consolidation increases prices and, contrary to efficiency claims, reduces the quality of care and access to services.
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Christopher Whaley, Yashaswini Singh, Erin C. Fuse Brown, et al.,
"Addressing Healthcare Consolidation in the U.S.: Potential Policy Options for a Competitive and Transparent Future"
(2024).
Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) Digital Collection.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/t614-pw72
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This collection contains research outputs produced by members of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR). Collection DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/mshb-sp27...