For Providers, Integration Occurs When Two or More Previously Separate

question 146

Multiple Choice

For providers, integration occurs when two or more previously separate providers combine under common ownership or control, or when two or more providers combine business operations that they previously carried out separately and independently. Such provider integrations provide which benefit?

• A) higher costs for health plans, healthcare purchasers, and healthcare consumers
• B) improved provider contracting position with health plans
• C) an increase in providers' autonomy and control over their own work environment
• D) all of the above

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