Hospital Consolidation – How Hospitals’ Machinations Affect Real People (4/5/22)

Stories about hospital mergers are filling newspaper front pages across the country. But what does this consolidation of power mean for people who show up at the ER in the scariest moment of their life or just want to make sure they can see their family doctor? It’s not always the happy tale CEOs claim will be the result when they’re selling the story to the public. Read more...

White House Executive Order on Hospital Consolidation Answers Consumer Calls to Lower Health Care Costs for Nation’s Families (7/27/21)

On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a new executive order to promote competition in the American economy, a wide-ranging order that includes 72 initiatives across more than a dozen federal agencies. Most importantly, it acknowledges years of calls from consumer organizations, working people, employers, and primary care clinicians to reign in the growing trend of consolidation in the health care sector which often results in unaffordable, low-quality health care in the United States. Read more...