Hospital Acquisitions of Physician Practices Increase Prices

By Health Capital Consultants, LLC

***

***

A recent study of hospital physician acquisition and employment found that such acquisitions decrease competition and raise prices. A National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper, released in July 2025, “empirically analyze[d] the effects of mergers between complementary firms on competition and pricing,” and found hospital prices increased by an average of 3.3%, while physician prices increased by an average of 15.1%.

This Health Capital Topics article reviews the study’s findings and implications for the healthcare industry. (Read more…)

COMMENTS APPRECIATED

Subscribe, Like and Refer

***

***