Please read the article “Bon Secours and Mercy Health Merger Creates Regional Hospital Giant” from The Wall Street Journal, February 21, 2018, and type your answers to the following questions in your own words. Please explain to the best of your ability without quoting the article back to me – I have read it.
1) What is motivating hospitals to consolidate? What benefits will they receive as a result of consolidation? What could be some drawbacks to consolidation? (Cost / Benefit Analysis)
2) Do you believe that that nonprofit firms must make similar decisions to for-profit firms (which we are learning in class), or is their behavior different? Why or why not?
3) In what market structure do you believe hospitals operate, and why? Do you think these mergers will change the market structure? Why or why not?
This assignment should be no less than one page (double spaced – at least 350 words). Anything less than thoughtful analysis and you will lose points. Anything over four pages (start BSing or adding filler) and I may stop reading…..
You are forbidden from performing any outside research for this article assignment. This is to prevent the temptation to plagiarize and to encourage you to think for yourself. Anything that even remotely sounds as if it might have come from another source will subject you to suspicion – and any evidence of plagiarism, even one sentence, will result in failure of the course.
Remember, there is very little room for right or wrong answers, as I am asking for your NORMATIVE ANALYSIS. However, your opinion does need to be supported by logic, reason, and definitely concepts we’ve learned throughout the course. Complete sentences, proper grammar and spelling, and good arguments will all keep you from losing points.
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