Value-Based Care, Price Transparency Drive Hospital Mergers
(from RevCycle Inteligence)
A HFMA report stated that
value-based care and price transparency will add value to hospital
mergers, including lower prices for consumers.
Some healthcare system and hospital mergers have increased prices for consumers because the merged organizations have greater market share. However, the HFMA report indicated that risk-based reimbursement contracts and healthcare consumerism will incentivize merged entities to lower prices.