As federal policymakers step up oversight of hospital mergers, more states are taking steps to encourage consolidation in the industry — or to have the final say on whether such moves are anti-competitive. The policies are a sign of the power some hospital lobbies continue to wield in statehouses, where they’ve argued mergers are a way to expand the patient base and keep otherwise unprofitable facilities open, Axios reports. Read more.
Some States Encourage Hospital Mergers While Feds Cast Wary Eye
