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Deal Volume Dips While Value Soars in First Quarter
Across the country, a historically fragmented hospital market is organizing around a select group of for-profit and not-for-profit systems. And that means competition has increased for fewer acquisition targets that still remain on the market.
In the Front Range urban corridor of Colorado, where most Coloradans live, five health systems dominate the landscape. Only a fraction of hospitals are still independent. Executives there say any further consolidation among the industry giants is likely to encounter heavy scrutiny from antitrust regulators.
Across the country, a historically fragmented hospital market is organizing around a select group of for-profit and not-for-profit systems. And that means competition has increased for fewer acquisition targets that still remain on the market.
“There aren't a lot of independents left,” said Michael Slubowski, president and CEO of the Denver-based Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, which operates 11 hospitals in Colorado, California, Kansas and Montana. The remaining independents aren't necessarily feeling any urgency to find a partner. As an acquirer, he said, “if you're not first to market, you're going to find it hard” to find deals.
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Navigating Medicare's Part D Subsidy Program to Achieve Value-Based Care
May 26th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the lead researcher from a study published in the May 2023 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about the impact of low-income subsidies on the uptake and equitable use of expensive orally administered antimyeloma therapy.
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AHN’s Center for Inclusion Health Personalizing Equitable Care Delivery for Marginalized Communities
February 28th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Elizabeth Cuevas, MD, division chief of Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Center for Inclusion Health, on prevalent health inequities facing marginalized communities and strategies to identify and address these issues.
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