Blog: Narrative on hospital mergers lacks rigor

Hospital mergers are worth discussing, but 鈥渢oo often the criticism is far from rigorous鈥 and 鈥渕ore like an echo chamber,鈥 which does a 鈥渄isservice to our communities and the millions of consumer who rely on hospitals and health systems for their care,鈥 write AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton and others in an AHA Stat Blog post.
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