Publications
Publications
- March 9, 2021
- JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association
Addressing Consolidation in Health Care Markets
By: Leemore S. Dafny
Abstract
This Viewpoint proposes three steps the Biden administration can take to slow consolidation within health care, which has been shown to raise costs without improving service or quality: better fund federal antitrust enforcement agencies; appoint agency heads committed to enforcement; and create an interagency task force devoted to enhancing competition.
Keywords
Antitrust Issues And Policies; Health Care and Treatment; Markets; Consolidation; Competition; Government Administration
Citation
Dafny, Leemore S. "Addressing Consolidation in Health Care Markets." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 325, no. 10 (March 9, 2021): 927–928.