Speaking at the American Hospital Association Annual Meeting, HHS Secretary Azar stated that HHS is “mindful” of how government regulations are driving consolidation in the marketplace. He noted that HHS wants to move to a system where regulations and payment structures are agnostic about ownership structure, pointing out that economics should be driving the market rather than the federal government.
HHS Secretary Azar Wants Economics Rather than Regulation to Drive Provider Market
May 9th, 2018