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Key Messages on Consolidation

The financial health of the hospital field has been shaken during the pandemic. Health systems have demonstrated benefits. Mergers expand the capacity of smaller and rural hospitals. A focus on hospital consolidation ignores larger market trends. The cost of providing care continues to increase. Critics of mergers too often rely on incomplete evidence. Commercial insurers do not always pass on savings from lower hospital prices.
AHA in the News

Value of Health Systems Shown Clearly During the Pandemic

As our nation emerges slowly from the devastating effects of the pandemic, the value of America’s hospitals and health systems—and t
Trustee Articles

Effective Governance of Health Systems

Governing a health system is different than governing a stand-alone hospital. All health system boards oversee and attempt to integrate different businesses regardless of the type of system they govern.