New Study Finds Health Care Costs Go up with Increased Acquisition of Private Physician Practices

New study finds health care costs go up with increased acquisition of private physician practices

New research published today as a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that the widespread, rapid acquisition of private physician practices by hospitals is pushing up health care prices across the United States.

Hospitals are buying more doctor’s offices. That’s tied to higher costs, study finds

A new National Bureau of Economic Research analysis links hospital-physician consolidation to lower competition and higher costs down the line. The American Hospital Association slammed the study as flawed.

Patient prices go up as hospitals take over physician practices, reduce competition

Study becomes the latest to confirm earlier research and suspicions about potential bad effects of consolidation in health care.

Hospitals scoop up physician practices, driving prices up

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Hospital Physician Mergers Drive Healthcare Price Increases

Introduction Healthcare consolidation continues to reshape the American medical landscape, with hospital physician acquisitions driving significant changes in pricing structures across the industry. Recent empirical research reveals alarming trends that challenge the traditional benefits promised by healthcare system integration, showing substantial medical price increases following physician practice mergers. The ongoing transformation of healt…