Across New Hampshire, hospitals have been combining forces, with one another and with larger healthcare networks. This is part of a larger national trend of hospitals teaming up. We look at what is driving these mergers, and the impact on patients and the larger community. GUESTS: Steve Ahnen - President of the New Hampshire Hospital Association, which advocates for the state's acute care and specialty hospitals. Jody Hoffer Gittell - Professor of Management at the Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management, and incoming Chair for the New Hampshire Endowment for Health. Lucy Hodder - Professor at UNH Law, and Director of Health Law and Policy at the school's Institute for Health Policy and Practice We'll also hear from: Dr. David Cutler - Health economist at Harvard and committee chair of Market Oversight and Transparency for the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. John Kacavas - General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical