Health care industry workers claim the Supreme Court's ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will spur more consolidation in the industry—and that's a good thing.

According to a survey of more than 200 health care workers from across the industry conducted by Nashville, Tenn.-based health care public affairs firm Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, most say the ruling is a "strong indicator" that consolidation and entrepreneurship will continue to mark the industry moving forward.

Almost 20 percent also say investor-owned hospital chains will be flush with cash and an attractive candidate for hospital boards across the country.

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