FTC to Study the Impact of Physician Group and Healthcare Facility Mergers

This data will help the FTC assess the impact of physician consolidation during this period, including physician practice mergers and hospital acquisitions of physician practices.

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FTCFTC
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https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/01/ftc-study-impact-physician-group-healthcare-facility-mergershttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/01/ftc-study-impact-physician-group-healthcare-facility-mergers
Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 14, 2021
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Corporate finance, Human resource management, Mergers and acquisitions, Concentration of media ownership, Economy, Articles, Business
Summary
Key Points: 
  • This data will help the FTC assess the impact of physician consolidation during this period, including physician practice mergers and hospital acquisitions of physician practices.
  • It should also allow the FTC to assess the impact of healthcare facility consolidation during this period.
  • The study results should aid the FTCs enforcement mission by providing much more detailed information than is currently available about how physician practice mergers and healthcare facility mergers affect competition.
  • The study results will also aid policymakers by providing important evidence documenting how mergers and acquisitions of physician groups and healthcare facilities affect the proper functioning of healthcare markets.
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