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Hospital Mergers and Antitrust: Some Economic and Legal Issues
Author(s) -
Whitesell Sarah E.,
Whitesell Wiilliam E.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1995.tb03432.x
Subject(s) - warrant , consolidation (business) , business , industrial organization , accounting , finance
A bstract The article traces the development of the market for hospital services through evolutionary stages to the present emphasis on merger and consolidation. Examination of the traditional principles of antitrust analysis suggests they are sufficiently flexible to warrant their application in evaluating the competitive impact of hospital mergers.