How do hospitals exert market power? Evidence from health systems and commercial health plan prices Abstract. Consolidation of independent hospitals and physician practices into integrated health systems has reshaped the delivery of health care. While the

Recent market analyses of price transparency data show higher hospital concentration = higher prices. See Health Affairs Scholar Jan 2025 "the negative relationship between insurer concentration and hospital prices is attenuated in highly concentrated hospital markets." doi.org/10.1093/hasc...

More Group Practices and Doctors Join Health Systems, New Data Finds Updated Compendium of U.S. Health Systems shows a 5-percentage point increase in number of doctors in group practices who were affiliated with health systems between 2018 and 2022.

Updated AHRQ Compendium of U.S. Health Systems shows a 5-percentage point increase in number of doctors in group practices affiliated with health systems between 2018 and 2022.
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