This Forum Brief was prepared as background material for a March 2002 Kansas Health Policy Forum. The brief presents information about changes occurring in the health care market and examines policy issues underlying health care consolidations and conversions. Key issues discussed include the effect of these transactions on the health care consumer and the level of government involvement in consolidations and conversions.
Health Care Consolidations and Conversions: Market Trend or Market Failure?
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Mar 26, 2002
By
Anthony Wellever
About Kansas Health Institute
The Kansas Health Institute supports effective policymaking through nonpartisan research, education and engagement. KHI believes evidence-based information, objective analysis and civil dialogue enable policy leaders to be champions for a healthier Kansas. Established in 1995 with a multiyear grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, KHI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization based in Topeka.