The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission will not conduct a detailed review of market costs for a proposed merger between UMass Memorial Health and Harrington Hospital, based on preliminary findings the deal isn t likely to lead to additional costs for patients.
Those early determinations, described at a commission meeting Wednesday, provide a positive step for UMass Memorial and Harrington, which first said in January 2020 they planned to merge, making the Southbridge-based Harrington part of the Worcester-based UMass Memorial system.
Kate Mills, the commission s policy director for market performance, said the deal, which requires state regulatory approval, doesn t require a closer study of potential cost implications for Central Massachusetts patients. That s because of a few factors, including that UMass Memorial already provides services in Harrington s home market and because UMass already contracts for physician rates on behalf of most Harrington physicians.
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