The Petris Center is proud to announce that Richard Scheffler, Brent Fulton, and Daniel Arnold have been recognized by Wiley as authors of a Top Cited Article (2025) in Health Services Research.
Their paper, “New evidence on the impacts of cross-market hospital mergers on commercial prices and measures of quality, examines how “cross-market” hospital mergers, where hospitals in different geographic areas combine, affect prices and quality of care. Using national commercial claims data and an event study design, the research finds that such mergers are associated with significant increases in hospital prices over time, with prices rising by nearly 13% six years after acquisition, and provides new insights into serial acquisitions. Notably, the study finds no corresponding improvements in quality, as measured by mortality and readmission rates for major conditions.
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