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Hospital Medicare cash lures docs as costs rise

By Bloomberg Businessweek

Posted: November 19, 2012 - 7:45 am ET

Thomas Lewandowski, a heart doctor, was faced with a dilemma after his Medicare payments were cut and his overhead soared: Fire half his staff to keep his practice open, or sell it to a local hospital.

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