If hospitals begin to affiliate within regions, would you expect that “unnecessary duplication of facilities” would increase, decrease or stay the same? Why is that? As you think about your answer, consider why this duplication exists in the first place.
Affiliation of hospitals within the regions improve the facilities for the people of that region and provide the value-based care. This greatly helps to ensure the timely care, particularly during the emergency situations. However, this may cause "unnecessary duplication of facilities" to some extent. People with insurance coverage may reach hospitals for minor issues. In the name of "quality care," people are expecting and some of the hospitals are providing certain unnecessary services, which increase the treatment cost. Duplication of infrastructure also increases the treatment cost. So, control over the health care costs is necessary, while allowing the affiliation of hospitals within the regions.
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