Yet another study suggests that hospital mergers aren't good for consumers.
In a review of more than 500 hospital mergers from 2002 to 2012, researchers from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University found that mergers that involved hospitals in different markets but the same state resulted in price increases of 6 percent to 10 percent.
In an interview with HealthLeaders Media, study author Leemore Dafny, director of Kellogg's Health Enterprise Management program, attributed the price increases to the increased leverage that bigger hospitals have when negotiating prices with insurers.
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