While stories of private equity firms running amok in health care are easy to find, new research paints a more nuanced picture.
Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions
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An Insurance Company Bought This Doctor’s Practice. She’s Worried About Her Patients
One doctor debates whether to work for the nation’s largest insurance company after it purchased the independent practice she worked for in Oregon.
Posted inCost of Care
A Clearer Image of the Impact of Hospitals Buying Physician Practices
Ishani Ganguli on two new studies that use the number of imaging tests doctors order to understand the impact of hospitals buying physician practices.
Posted inCost of Care
The Train Has Left the Station
What have 30 years of hospital mergers meant to the cost and quality of care we receive? And where do we go from here?