Do โ€˜Small-Scaleโ€™ Mergers Add Up to Medical Monopolies?

Do โ€˜Small-Scaleโ€™ Mergers Add Up to Medical Monopolies?

The ongoing growth of the urgent care industry despite naysayers and a challenging payer landscape speaks to the commitment of individual physician owners who recognized the benefit of a different approach to practicing medicineโ€”for themselves and for the patient. As weโ€™ve mentioned here, one recent trend has seen hospital systems gobbling up individually owned urgent care operations. While the government keeps fairly close watch on mega mergersโ€”sometimes blocking them in the interest of protecting an …

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