Health Care

Assignment 3: Post-Merger Analysis 
Due Week 9 and worth 280 points

In today’s uncertain economic and regulatory environment for the health services 
industry, many organizations may be presented with merger and acquisition 
opportunities to gain market share and drive financial and operational 
efficiencies. Given the current state of this market segment:

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1.Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care 
organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale.

2.Assuming that two (2) health care organizations have merged. Determine the 
evaluation criteria that a financial analyst would use to evaluate the financial 
performance of the organization post-merger, and identify the determinants that 
the analyst would use to decide whether or not the merger generated favorable 
financial results for the organization. Provide support for your evaluation.

3.Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for 
most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to 
the organization process. Provide support for your rationale.

4.Create an argument to assert that the financial planning process is of high 
value to a health care organization. Provide support for your argument.

5.Predict the financial stability of the health care industry over the next five 
(5) years. Provide support for your prediction.

6.Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other 
Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

•Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch 
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or 
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional 
instructions. 
•Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s 
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and 
the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.