title: The benefits of mergers. Hospital mergers can increase competition through access to capital and economies of scale.
abstract: Hospital mergers can preserve local care and increase competition.
authors.affiliation: Jones Day, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Toby
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heifetz
authors.forename: Tara Stuckey
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Morrissey
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D004465:Economic Competition; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States