title: Consolidation is no bargain. Evidence mounts that mergers add to healthcare's cost, quality woes.
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sloane
mesh_terms: D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000191:economics*; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States