Hospitals and health systems are transforming; redesigning how they deliver care to provide patients and communities with more convenient, cost-effective and innovative services. Mergers and acquisitions are one effective means for developing coordinated systems of care that fuel innovation and drive value-based care. Realignment is a direct response to the changing needs of communities, continuous financial pressures to reduce costs and the ever-present drive to improve quality for patients

Hospital mergers open doors to:

• Advanced Quality
• Enhanced Services
• Maintain Access
• Fuel Innovation

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Studies

• Competition in Health Insurance, 2019 Update. American Medical Association
• Charles River Associates Report: Hospital Merger Benefits: Views from Hospital Leaders and Econometric Analysis - An Update
• Comments on “Hospital Prices Grew Substantially Faster Than Physician Prices For Hospital-Based Care In 2007–14"
• AHA: FTC Approach to Reviewing Hospital Transactions Seriously Flawed
• Competition in Health Insurance: A Comprehensive Study of U.S. Markets, 2018 Update. American Medical Association
• Report: Hospital Merger Benefits, a Review and Extension 
• New AHA Report: Building Value for the Future Through Integration
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News Articles

• Rappleye, E. (2018, Dec 30). AHA finds hospital proximity matters in reaping merger benefits, Beckers Hospital Review.
• Kenneth Kaufman: Why hospitals need scale
• Pollack, R. (2018, Dec 17). Health care mergers benefit patients. USA Today.
• Study: Positive outcomes associated with mergers and acquisitions

Blogs

• Kaufman: FTC Says No to Social Justice
• Understanding Hospital and Health System Consolidation
• The Benefits of Hospital Mergers

Infographic

• Infographic: The Value of Hospital Mergers
• Infographic: Coordinating Care

Case Studies
 

• St. Joseph's Health – Integration into Trinity Health Four-Year Progress Review – June 2019
• MacNeal Hospital – Integration into Loyola Medicine/Trinity Health One-Year Progress Review – June 2019
• Caldwell UNC Health Care: Achieving Value Through Integration
• Ascension Looks to Mergers and Acquisitions to Positively Impact More Lives, Enhance Quality and Enrich Community Collaboration

Additional Resources

• AHA Statement on House Hearing on Consolidation
• AHA Letter to Sen. Grassley on Contracting