Earlier this year, a federal trial court in Idaho struck down, and ordered unwound, a hospital’s acquisition of a medical group on grounds that it violated antitrust law.
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If the hospital can, both through practice acquisition and the expansion of its system, acquire sufficient market power, it can also pressure insurers, individual consumers, and others paying for healthcare to pay more for the same services.
Earlier this year, a federal trial court in Idaho struck down, and ordered unwound, a hospital’s acquisition of a medical group on grounds that it violated antitrust law. The case is now on appeal.
In a personal services business, from medical groups to acute care hospitals, what’s more important, your people or your tangible assets?
Thirty some years ago, my father told me that you paid less for $150 shoes than you did for a $49 pair.
Bigger or larger or more providers or more locations do not, in and of themselves, make a stronger business.
Bigger or larger or more providers or more locations do not, in and of themselves, make a stronger business.
One thing’s for certain: The market is changing. But then again, it’s always changing.
Decisions and paths are flexible, fluid, customizable. They are infinitely adjustable, like Gumby.
Don’t make the mistake of focusing only on the money. The right buyer for your practice is as important as the right price.