title: State Oversight of Hospital Consolidation: Inadequate to Protect Patients' Rights and Community Access to Care.
authors.affiliation: Advocacy coordinator at the MergerWatch Project in New York City.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Khaikin
authors.affiliation: Founder and director of the MergerWatch Project and is on the faculty in the health advocacy master's program at Sarah Lawrence College in New York City.
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Uttley
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D013219:State Government