AUGUST 2024 | VOLUME 41, NO. 8 Harris’ California Health Care Battles Signal Fights Ahead for Hospitals if She Wins By BERNARD J. WOLFSON & PHIL GALEWITZ When Kamala Harris was California’s care deals. Health care analysts say it’s possible top prosecutor,...
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AUGUST 2024 | VOLUME 41, NO. 8 Harris’ California Health Care Battles Signal Fights Ahead for Hospitals if She Wins By BERNARD J. WOLFSON & PHIL GALEWITZ When Kamala Harris was California’s care deals. Health care analysts say it’s possible top prosecutor, she was concerned “What Harris could do is set the tone for Harris to slow the momentum that mergers among hospitals, that she is going to continue this laser of consolidation by blocking future physician groups, and health insurers focus on competition and health care mergers that could lead to higher could thwart competition and lead to prices,” said Katie Gudiksen, a senior prices and lower-quality care. higher prices for patients. If she wins health policy researcher at University But many of them agree the the presidency in November, she’ll of California College of the Law, San consolidation that has already taken have a wide range of options to blunt Francisco. place is an inescapable feature of monopolistic behavior nationwide
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