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Liberty University

2020

Ambulatory Acquisition

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The Negative Impact Of Ambulatory Acquisitions On The Cost Of Business Health Insurance, Elizabeth Thomas Koss May 2020

The Negative Impact Of Ambulatory Acquisitions On The Cost Of Business Health Insurance, Elizabeth Thomas Koss

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This dissertation research study was designed to contribute to the growing body of academic knowledge regarding the increase in acquisition activity (Capps, Dranove, & Ody, 2018) and the annual increase in the cost of health insurance premiums for small to middle size businesses (Camilleri, 2018; Cowley, 2004; D’Arrigo, 2019; Guo & Tao, 2015). This research specifically addressed the HCPCS billing rates of procedures before and after acquisition. Further, it examined the annual increase in percentage of ambulatory physicians compared to the increase percentage in health insurance premiums. Finally, the increase in health insurance premiums was evaluated based on age, type …