title: The impact of horizontal mergers and acquisitions on cost and quality in health care.
abstract: Mergers and acquisitions among HMOs, hospitals and other health care providers can be disconcerting to benefits staff and employees, but they can be successfully managed. They may offer an employer the opportunity to improve the quality of care provided and to do so at reduced costs.
authors.affiliation: Towers Perrin, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Porper
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manji
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States