Which of the Following Is a Trend That Chicago Area

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a trend that Chicago area hospitals should least likely be worried about with respect to pricing?

• A)The FTC recently won an antitrust case that forced the members of the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare system to negotiate independently with insurers
• B)There has been considerable consolidation (hospital mergers)in regional submarkets,including the city of Chicago and the important North Shore suburbs
• C)Employers are asking employees to bear more of their own health care costs.At the same time some employers are reconsidering the decision to opt for wide,but costly MCO networks
• D)If regulatory barriers fall,entry by specialty hospitals in wealthier communities could skim off some of the areas' most profitable patients
• E)Employers,payers,regulators and patients are demanding and getting more information about hospital quality

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