Trustees of Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton have voted to negotiate a deal to join Massachusetts General Hospital, an alliance that would extend the presence of Mass. General and its powerful parent, Partners HealthCare, outside eastern Massachusetts. The merger could send more Cooley Dickinson patients to Boston to receive treatment for cancer, heart failure, and other complicated conditions, boosting business at Mass. General. It might also hurt Baystate Health, the major Springfield health care system.

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aferr

02/29/2012 06:49 AM

It will be interesting to see if Coakley approves this or if she reserves hospital consolidations for Wall Street hedge funds.

OETKB

02/29/2012 06:53 AM

Partners Health Care first negotiates sweetheart deals with insurers based on brand than actual accomplishment then buys out the market. How long is this going to go on before the public realizes that they are financing a undeserved surtax on their health insurance.