I’m no anti-trust expert, but c’mon. The largest health care provider in the state, Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners), is now proposing, as the BBJ and Globe report, to take over Fallon Health, its second acquisition of a health insurer in 13 years? … Let’s get this straight: an entity that provides both health services and health insurance gets to set fees on both ends of the payment equation. Brilliant! This will truly bring down health-care prices! … Or maybe not. … Anyway, don’t hold your breath waiting for state regulators to do the right thing. They approved the MGB/Partners takeover of Neighborhood Health Plan (now MGB Health) in 2012 – and they’ll probably OK this deal too after the two parties provide sob stories about how all health plans are suffering these days, blah, blah, blah. … What a crazy health-care system we have. Just amazing.
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