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1. Moody's Says Healthcare Reform May Harm Hospital Credit. Click Here

2. End of Federal Subsidies for COBRA Coverage Could Swell Ranks of Uninsured. Click Here 

3. Hospital CEO Stephen Ronstrom of 344-bed Sacred Heart Hospital and 150-bed St. Joseph's Hospital in Wisconsin Discusses Critical Factors for His Hospitals' Success. Click Here

4. Tenet Hospitals, Which Operates Two Hospitals in Partnership With Physician Owners, Explains its Support of a Ban on Physician-Owned Hospitals. Click Here

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8. 30 of the Best Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems. Click Here

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