Some states back hospital mergers despite record of service cuts, price hikes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090823_hospital_mergers/some-states-back-hospital-mergers-despite-record-service-cuts-price-hikes/
As supersized health care systems gobble up smaller hospitals and clinics, hospital trade groups and some states say mergers can save failing hospitals, especially rural ones - but research shows that a lack of competition often leads to fewer services at higher costs.
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