Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1: The Evolution of the Modern Hospital 11
6. Chapter 2: From Hospital to Health System 31
7. Chapter 3: Why Integration Failed 53
8. Chapter 4: The Fall and Rise of the Antitrust Agencies 81
9. Chapter 5: History Repeating: The Second Wave of Integration 106
10. Chapter 6: Integration Is Still Failing 125
11. Chapter 7: New Antitrust Challenges 152
12. Chapter 8: Countervailing Power 179
13. Chapter 9: Will Disruptors Save the Health Economy? 198
14. Chapter 10: Recommendations for Competition Policy 226
15. Chapter 11: Recommendations for Management Policy 250
16. Epilogue 277
17. Acknowledgments 279
18. Notes 281
19. Index 319