Hospital Mergers and Public Accountability: Tennessee and Virginia Employ a Certificate of Public Advantage
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Description
Examines how state officials can use the certificate of public advantage (COPA) to supervise hospital mergers to benefit the public, particularly in rural areas where mergers may be sought to address financial challenges. Focuses on a case study where officials in Tennessee and Virginia developed COPAs in response to a proposed rural hospital merger affecting both their states. Addresses the role of the states, their processes, and policy implications for other states.
Author(s)
Erin C. Fuse Brown
Date
09/2018
Type
Document
Organization
Milbank Memorial Fund
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Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Policy · Tennessee · Virginia