"Health system reform, in combination with economic factors and trends in play, is expected to speed consolidation of health insurers and hospitals, leaving physicians to figure out how they should adapt," American Medical News reports. "The prospect for mergers and acquisitions throughout the industry is high thanks not only to health system reform, but also more access to financing to buy up other companies. In addition, a change in the 2011 capital gains tax means privately held companies will do better to sell this year, said Bill Baker, a Dallas-based health care transaction consultant. ... 
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