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HCA sees decline in first-quarter net income
By Beth Kutscher | May 02, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
HCA, Nashville, today reported its final first-quarter results, adding a little more color on a performance it already previewed last month.
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CMS move boosts for-profit hospital sector
By Beth Kutscher | April 30, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Investor-owned hospital chains continued to report unexceptional first-quarter earnings this week, but good news from the CMS on 2014 Medicare payments renewed investor confidence in the sector.
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Feeling the outpatient pinch | Lower demand squeezes chains' quarterly earnings
By Beth Kutscher | April 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The first quarter of 2013 looked like it might be a big one for hospitals as the New Year opened with an early, severe flu season that led to a rush for services.
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Primed to buy | Systems' hefty cash balances suggest imminent acquisitions spree, analysts say
By Beth Kutscher | March 30, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Some of the nation's largest for-profit hospital chains are sitting on mounting cash piles, suggesting to analysts that a wave of dealmaking may be in the offing.
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Beyond the drugstore | Further expanding its scope, Walgreen inks deal with AmerisourceBergen
By Bridgid Sweeney | March 23, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
In signing a 10-year deal with drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp. and mulling the possibility of taking up to a 23% equity stake in the company, Walgreen Co. is inching closer to becoming a vertically integrated drug dispenser, a spokesman confirmed.
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Forward thinking | Despite market jump, results show challenges ahead
By Beth Kutscher | March 09, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Publicly traded hospital systems weathered a volatile year with a buoyant run in the stock market—but financial results coming out of earnings season were more tempered.
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Transparency lacking | Despite Sunshine Act rules, policies still an issue
By Jaimy Lee | March 09, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Federal authorities and healthcare providers continue to wrestle with conflicts that might taint decisions about which drugs reach patients. Concerns persist even as new federal rules that seek to improve transparency among providers and drug and device manufacturers go into effect.
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Reform brightens for-profit outlook; chains see share prices surge
By Beth Kutscher | January 27, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Despite worries about a storm of reimbursement cuts expected to rain on all sectors of the healthcare industry, shares of for-profit hospital operators remained buoyant in the early weeks of 2013.
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Late News: Pre-emptive strike | HMA denies reports of excess ER admissions
By Melanie Evans and Joe Carlson | December 01, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Anticipating a critical national TV news report, Health Management Associates rejected allegations that the hospital chain improperly admitted patients from its emergency rooms.
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HCA gaining in Kansas City | Ascension in talks to sell two Carondelet hospitals
By Melanie Evans | October 20, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Two Missouri hospitals up for sale by Ascension Health, the nation's largest Roman Catholic health system, could strengthen HCA's hold on the Kansas City market.
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