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This discussion board topic is intended to prompt your reflection on the current state of healthcare consolidation and what, if any, policy actions may be taken to improve. In “State Policies to Address Vertical Consolidation in Health Care,” the author, Erin Fuse Brown, notes that “the pressure for vertical consolidation created by the COVID-19 pandemic for the survival of physician practices means that, in many cases, states will be unable to prevent this consolidation from occurring. Rather, states must explore policies to provide robust oversight over the consolidated entities to mitigate the risks posed by vertical consolidation. Moreover, state oversight is critical because these vertical mergers fly under the radar of federal antitrust agencies… [but] states can deploy [certain policy tools] to monitor and oversee vertical health care consolidation.” She lists at least two policy choices Maryland has already deployed – it has “statutorily established a health care commission or board to address health care costs” and “secured arrangements with the Centers for Medicare
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