David Dranove, Ph.D., professor at Northwestern University 's Kellogg School of Management, was quoted in the May 26, 2008, Chicago Tribune [1] article titled, "Critics queasy over hospital mergers." [2] This article highlights recent hospital mergers and discusses how these mergers may affect prices. Dranove completed HCFO-sponsored research that evaluated a new approach to assessing market power and the potential anti-competitive effect of hospital mergers.
Links:
[1] http://www.chicagotribune.com/
[2] http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue-hospital-pricesmay27,0,1850337.story
[3] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/costs-and-cost-containment