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U.S. healthcare provider consolidation could raise medical costs without benefiting consumers

By Hicbd
Mon Dec 14 2020 9:43 am

"If Sutter is able to raise their prices by improving quality, value, and service, that's fine. What they came up with is a model that allowed them to acquire market power, and get higher prices without doing any of those good things for consumers."

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-sutter-health-hospital-chain-high-prices-lawsuit-60-minutes-2020-12-13/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170097/
https://fortune.com/2020/01/02/hospital-mergers-patient-care-costs-study/

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Hospitals U.S. Healthcare Monopolies / Anti-Competitive HR / Employee Benefits Government Regulation / Oversight

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