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Are big hospital chains in trouble?

Posted: Monday, May 20, 2013 1:03 PM ET
By: Martin Tillier


Are The Big Hospitals Sick?   I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. In the modern world, when a company or industry feels itself to be in trouble or under fire, there is only one response; a PR campaign. I know that, but still found myself watching with amazement as a commercial aired on CNBC this morning. It was designed to elicit sympathy and support for my state’s hospitals. It pointed out that they nobly provide emergency care, even if the payment is less than cost. Of course, they didn’t say that this was because they... Read More



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