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Newspoll: Provider-payer trends raise concerns over access, choice

October 29, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine – Larger HME providers appear to be increasingly partnering with health systems, a trend that the respondents to a recent HME Newspoll say threatens access and limits patient choice. Sixty percent of respondents reported seeing an increase in joint ventures or preferred agreements between larger providers and health systems in their markets. “From a market perspective, these consolidated relationships are reshaping referral patterns and creating barriers...

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