Which of the Following Is a Trend That Chicago Area

Which of the following is a trend that Chicago area hospitals should least likely be worried about with respect to pricing?

A) The FTC recently won an antitrust case that forced the members of the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare system to negotiate independently with insurers
B) There has been considerable consolidation (hospital mergers) in regional submarkets,including the city of Chicago and the important North Shore suburbs
C) Employers are asking employees to bear more of their own health care costs.At the same time some employers are reconsidering the decision to opt for wide,but costly MCO networks
D) If regulatory barriers fall,entry by specialty hospitals in wealthier communities could skim off some of the areas' most profitable patients
E) Employers,payers,regulators and patients are demanding and getting more information about hospital quality