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Hospital Consolidation Is No Panacea
Possible deals like Ascension-Providence seem rational but wouldn't fix much.
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In the face of increasing consolidation among insurers, hospitals are themselves linking up at ever-greater rates. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that we may see one of the biggest hospital deals yet: a possible merger of non-profit giants Ascension and Providence St. Joseph Health, which would create the largest hospital group in the U.S.