What's the deal with hospital mergers?

This week, Microsoft announced a $19-billion deal to acquire
Nuance Communications, a health tech firm. It's one of the many
recent merger and acquisition deals in the health care space.


On today's episode of Health Affairs This Week, Jeff Byers puts
on his ex-reporter hat and joins Jessica Bylander to discuss the
Nuance-Microsoft deal and review a recent Kaufman Hall report
that found hospital merger deals were down in 2020, but still
highly valued.


Listen to Jeff and Jessica talk about hospital merger and
acquisition trends and what it all means for the future of
hospitals.


Related Links:


2020 M&A In Review: COVID-19 As Catalyst For
Transformation (Kaufman Hall)

Hospital Prices Grew Substantially Faster Than Physician
Prices For Hospital-Based Care in 2007-14 (Health Affairs)

What We Know About Provider Consolidation (Kaiser Family
Foundation)

2020 Market Insights Report: Chasing A New Equilibrium (Rock
Health)

Consolidation of Providers Into Health Systems Increased
Substantially, 2016-18 (Health Affairs)

Reversing Hospital Consolidation: The Promise Of
Physician-Owned Hospitals (Health Affairs Blog)




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