Advocate, Aurora Health Care to merge, create $11 billion health system

Another mega merger is in the works. Just when things seem to quiet down another super tanker is created.

Should this go through the new organization will:
-Operate 27 hospitals
-Have 70,000 employees
-Employ 3,300 physicians
-Be the 10th largest IDN

What stakeholder in the US Healthcare System benefits from this? Patients, Providers, Payers, Suppliers? I’d love to know your thoughts! Email what you think by clicking here.

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