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How Much Of Health Care Antitrust Is Really Antitrust?, Spencer Weber Waller

Spencer Weber Waller

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Merger & Acquisition And Capital Expenditure In Health Care: Information Gleaned From Stock Price Variation, Wenjing Ouyang, Peter E. Hilsenrath

Peter E. Hilsenrath

Investment, especially through merger and acquisition (M&A), is a leading topic of concern among health care managers. In addition, the implications of this activity for organization and market concentration are of great interest to policy makers. Using a sample of 2256 firm-year observations in the health care industry during the period from 1985 to 2011, this article provides novel evidence that managers learn from financial markets in making capital expenditure (CAPEX) and M&A investment decisions. Within the industry, managers in the Drugs subsector are most likely to do so, whereas managers in the Medical Equipment and Supplies are least likely …

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Kentucky State Innovation Model (Sim) Design Grant: Consumer Engagement, Susan Buchino, Monica Wendel, Liza Creel

Susan Buchino

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services received a $2 million State Innovation Model (SIM) design grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with the intent to fund the Commonwealth to address population health improvement through planning and designing of new payment and service delivery models. Throughout the past year, public and commercial payers, providers, advocacy groups, and employers have participated in monthly stakeholder meetings, each providing input from the perspective of their sector’s specific agenda. The Cabinet contracted with the Commonwealth Institute to assist with consumer engagement and integration of consumer perspectives into the SIM plan. …