Hospital Merger Benefits: Report

August 23, 2021

This is the third analysis by Charles River Associates (CRA) showing that recent hospital acquisitions reduce costs and lead to improved performance on important quality indicators without an increase in revenue that may signal enhanced market power, the American Hospital Association reports. CRA’s previous research, released in 2017 and 2019, analyzed the effects of hospital acquisitions on hospitals’ costs and several indicators of quality of care following probative interviews with hospital leaders. All three analyses found that hospital acquisitions can generate substantial benefits. Read more.

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