Changing the balance. In ordering Evanston Northwestern to divest a hospital, the FTC could give insurers more power in negotiating with providers.
As officials at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare plan their appeal of an order to divest one of its three hospitals, hospitals around the country ponder the national implications of the ruling. Industry observers say the action means hospitals may have a harder time merging to gain leverage with insurers. The AHA's Melinda Hatton, right, says she was "deeply disappointed" but not surprised by the ruling.
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