Bigger Hospitals Mean Higher Prices, Not Better Care

By Shannon Brownlee and Vikas Saini – Bloomberg News. Power in hospitals is shifting from doctors to administrators. Hospitals are busily merging with other hospitals and buying up groups of doctors. They claim that size brings efficiency and the opportunity to deliver more “value-based” care — and fewer unnecessary services. They argue that they have…...

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