operates within state boundaries: cross-market, within-state hospital mergers yield price increases of 7-9 percent for … or service, but are bundled by a common intermediary. Focusing on hospital mergers across distinct geographic markets, we … higher prices (or lower-quality care). Using data on hospital mergers from 1996-2012, we find support that this mechanism …

We conduct a retrospective study of the Sutter-Summit hospital merger to assess whether antitrust enforcement in this … anticompetitive price increase. We use detailed claims data from three large health insurers to compare the post-merger price change … matter was appropriate. This consummated merger combined two hospitals located close together in the Oakland-Berkeley region …

estimates to evaluate the effects of hospital mergers. We find that MCO bargaining restrains hospital prices significantly. The … hospitals. We show that increasing patient coinsurance tenfold would reduce prices by 16%. We find that a proposed hospital … acquisition in Northern Virginia that was challenged by the Federal Trade Commission would have significantly raised hospital …