Here’s how HPC should be reviewing the Steward-Optum deal

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Here’s how HPC should be reviewing the Steward-Optum deal

THE HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION’S review of Steward Healthcare’s proposed sale of its national physician group to Optum should be differently focused from prior reviews, such as when Mass General Brigham sought to buy South Shore and Hallmark Hospitals or the merger of Beth Israel and Lahey Health. It’s not that Optum’s market share for physician services, its likely pricing, or resultant total medical expenditures should be avoided. It’s just that…