From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's Hospital Review E-Weekly] South Texas Health Systems Paying $27M to Settle Physician Kickback Charges | Akron Hospital Accuses Physician-Investors in Rival of Steering Patients Away | PHA Says Large Corporate Hospitals, Not Physician-Owned Hospital, Increase Healthcare Costs in Texas Town |
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November 6, 2009
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1. South Texas Health Systems Paying $27M to Settle Physician Kickback Charges. Click Here

2. Akron Hospital Accuses Physician-Investors in Rival of Steering Patients Away. Click Here

3. Physician Hospitals of America Says Large Corporate Hospitals, Not Physician-Owned Hospital, Increase Healthcare Costs in Texas Town. Click Here

4. ASCOA is seeking to invest in and manage physician-owned hospitals. If you have an interest in a partnership or have a contact that may have such an interest, please contact Brent Lambert at (781) 258-1533 or e-mail blambert@ascoa.com. Learn more about ASCOA at www.ascoa.com.

5. West Penn's Antitrust Lawsuit Against UPMC, Highmark Dismissed. Click Here

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