by Noah Scheinfeld, M.D., J.D. Full Article: Medical Mergers, Hospital Takeovers and the Changing Face of Medicine Abstract and Introduction: The trend toward business consolidation, which has affected industries as diverse as car manufacture, advertising, and banks, has been accelerating among entities that provide medical care.  That is, there are fewer and fewer entities that provide medical care, although the ranks of these larger medical entities have swollen.   The Great Recession of 2008, and the “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (PPACA of 2010 (commonly called the “Affordable Care Act” (ACA) or, colloquially, “ObamaCare”) have hastened this consolidation.  More and more residents (including dermatology residents) completing their training after … Continue reading →