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When Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City joined a larger health system last year, it did so saddled with debt, financial losses and a chronic need for capital investment.
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Are the terms offered for hospital acquisitions by tax-exempt and investor-owned organizations converging? And if so, is it because these two subsectors of the hospital industry are growing more alike, or because the pool of hospitals for sale is changing?
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Healthcare private-equity deals rebounded after the slump that followed the nation's recession and preceded passage of health reform legislation. Now, investors are scouring the marketplace for companies well-positioned under what many expect to be uncertain and more cost-conscious years ahead for...
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Let's say a patient goes into a hospital for hip replacement surgery, and a few months later, gets a check in the mail for $300. And let's say the orthopedic surgeon who replaced the hip gets to pocket a couple extra hundred dollars in the deal. The hospital where the surgery takes place,...
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Medicare officials, readying for what many consider a promising new way to pay for healthcare, have heard pleas from hospitals and doctors to include capitation as an option. But not all providers are on board.
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One major healthcare finance professional association has launched an ambitious effort to define, collect and compare measures of how efficiently hospitals bill and collect from patients, insurers and government programs.
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After a couple of years slowed by recession, investor-owned hospital companies have put the pedal to the metal on acquisitions in 2010. How long till they run out of gas? And if the gauge nears empty, will they be able to fill up again by issuing new debt?
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