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The Motley Fool May 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Tenet of Faith Every few months for the past few years, I've read about some analyst or fund manager making a value call on Tenet Healthcare. Pull up a five-year chart, though, and you'll see that just about every one of those folks has gotten skewered by that call. Investors, beware.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tenet: A Real Soap Opera The acute care hospital operator Tenet Healthcare sees bad news for quarters to come. With today's news, the stock is down almost 10% to under $11.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	HMA: A Healthy Value? Is the rural hospital operator recovering, or fading fast? Investors, take note.
CFO September 1, 2007 John Goff	Critical Condition Tenet Healthcare has been laid low by scandal, fraud, and cash-draining litigation. Can new CFO Biggs Porter help cure the ailing hospital operator?
The Motley Fool July 26, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	HMA Is Sickly The HCA bid could confirm that negative hospital industry trends have reached their peak. HMA CEO Joseph Vumbacco also confirmed that his company was not in talks with private equity firms, not that the stock moved up in hopes that a deal was on the horizon.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2010 Sean Williams	This Is the Investing Equivalent of Dumb and Dumber The story of Tenet Healthcare and Community Health Services shows what happens when too much debt meets declining business model.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 David Williamson	HCA Leads the Way HCA, the for-profit hospital company, returned to the publicly traded stock market in dramatic fashion earlier this month, and there has been much rejoicing by shareholders since.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tenet Off the Respirator Tenet Healthcare is doing better, but still has a long road back to health. Investors who want to dabble here should be extra careful on their due diligence.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2011 Travis Hoium	Community Health Systems Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of hospital owner Community Health Systems fell 10% briefly this morning after the company changed its buyout offer for Tenet Healthcare.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Triad Tries for More Hospitals are still a lousy business. Simple ratio analysis doesn't get you too far in investing, but it does illustrate a point with hospital stocks like Triad.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Community Health Systems Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of hospital operator Community Health Systems were looking mighty healthy after tacking on a 19% intraday gain.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 J. Graham	Triad Hospitals' Balancing Act Triad Hospitals disappoints with negative earnings and aggressive accounting.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Unpaid Bills Bedevil Triad Doubtful accounts were up to 11.2% after excluding self-pay discounts, and the company raised its allowance for doubtful accounts for the remainder of the year. This is a key problem for hospital operators. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2007 Tom Taulli	Triad's Healthy Deal A peek at the proxy sheds light on Community Health System's $5.1 billion deal for Triad. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Tom Taulli	HealthStream Is More Like a Puddle A major technology transition is slowing the growth at this e-learning software developer for the health-care sector. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2006 W.D. Crotty	LifePoint's Vital Signs Fall The hospital operator lowers earnings guidance, and sees shares slide. Conservative investors should step aside and watch from the sidelines.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2011 Anders Bylund	Universal Health Services Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of hospital and care center operator Universal Health Services are taking a sick day today after falling as much as 10.9% on heavy volume.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	HCA Investors Get a Parting Gift This huge hospital operator goes private amidst further declines in profitability.
CFO January 1, 2002 Andrew Osterland	Operating Room Rising hospital costs, a plague to most companies, have helped some health-care CFOs nurse profits back to health.
Managed Care October 2003 Ed Silverman	Tough Negotiations in Store Between Plans and Hospitals Fallout from the Medicare outlier-payment scandal is likely to force hospitals to try to replace that revenue. Health plans, prepare to negotiate!
The Motley Fool December 31, 2004 W.D. Crotty	HealthSouth's Payment Plan The health-care provider's stock is up on settlement news, but buyers should beware.
BusinessWeek May 3, 2004 Dean Foust	Weaker Vital Signs At Hospitals The number of patients in default on their bills is off the charts
The Motley Fool May 12, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Health Care's Unique Risk Select Medical is just the latest to suffer from regulatory changes.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2009 Dave Mock	A Big Upgrade for Tenet Healthcare This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst.
BusinessWeek May 6, 2010 David Olmos	Data Mining Helps Hospitals Pry Fees from Patients Billing software companies are helping hospitals identify patients with enough assets to cover their bills but who may need help figuring out to do it.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Code Brown on HCA Under the current rules, running a hospital is virtually a no-win situation. HCA is likely a fine hospital operator, but this is an industry doomed to take body blows from almost every constituency it serves or interacts with.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Translating Your Doctor Bill A lawsuit is currently in the works aiming to overturn an unfunded federal mandate that requires federally funded hospitals, clinics, and doctors to make translators available to patients who speak limited English.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Triad Hospitals Looking Healthy The rural hospital operator is in good shape. All the same, the current P/E looks a little robust for a company that will most likely grow in the mid-teens for the next few years.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2005 W.D. Crotty	HCA's Strong Heartbeat The health care giant raises earnings guidance, but its vital signs bear watching.
Managed Care April 2006	UnitedHealth Extends Credit When Patients Pay Providers UnitedHealth Group provides a desirable service to providers in a pilot program in which patients who don't pay medical bills on time will have the money deducted from their paychecks or health savings accounts.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Triad Hospitals Still Ailing Better days could be ahead for Triad, but they're not here yet. Here's where investing gets tricky.
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006 Joseph Weber	UnitedHealth vs. HCA: It's Ugly UnitedHealth's contract dispute is leaving patients and docs out in the cold.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Health Care: The Patient Will Live, But... Employers and consumers will continue to get hammered by rising premiums, but health-care costs will rise a bit more slowly, which is good news for insurers.
InternetNews June 15, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	PayPal to Pay Up on Class Action Suit The person-to-person payment enabler will pay up for alleged mess-ups.
InternetNews November 23, 2005 Jim Wagner	Ellison to Pay $122M in Settlement Oracle's CEO agrees to pay legal fees and make charitable contributions to settle an insider trading case.
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2006	Alternative Media: Time to Change the Channel Upgraded hospital television and Internet systems equal new marketing opportunities.
National Real Estate Investor April 23, 2003 Parke Chapman	Revenues drop sharply for health care REIT Scandals in the health care sector and a shaky real estate market have taken a toll on one of the nation's largest health care REITs.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Roger Friedman	3 Health-Care Stocks for Your Watchlist There's money to be made in health care. But finding the right plays, especially among health care providers, can prove confounding.
BusinessWeek August 14, 2006 Timothy J. Mullaney	Massive Buyout, Little Wiggle Room The $33 billion HCA deal will have to work perfectly to work at all.
InternetNews August 4, 2010	HP, DoJ Reach Deal to Settle Kickback Case Without admitting guilt, the computing giant has reached a settlement with authorities at the Department of Justice to resolve allegations that it provided kickbacks to win government contracts.
PC World November 1, 2001 Sumner Lemon	Microsoft, Government May Make a Deal Proposed antitrust settlement would give PC makers more control over Windows desktops; deal could be finalized on Friday...
Managed Care November 2005	Headlines On Deadline ... Health insurance costs only increase by 9.2 percent this year....Humana agrees to pay $40 million in settlement... Department of Health and Human Services fails to report several medical malpractice claims...
Nursing Management April 2009 Sharon H. Pappas	Profits, Payers, and Patients: Responding to Changes Profit is necessary for hospitals to fulfill their missions, invest in expansion and new technologies, and reinvest in existing patient care infrastructures. Profitability is the work of the financial team and the clinical team to produce the hospital's desired financial outcome.
InternetNews October 28, 2010	Verizon Settles With FCC for $25M The $25 million settlement resolves charges that Verizon profited from millions of dollars in accidental data charges to customers over the past three years.
Managed Care June 2003 Maureen Glabman	Managed Care Makes It Tough For Some Hospitals To Stay Afloat True, there are other reasons the facilities have closed, but insurers' payment rates stand out. Is it better that some are history?
Information Today May 17, 2010	Open Book Alliance Releases Comprehensive Analysis of Proposed Google Books Settlement The Open Book Alliance has released a comprehensive analysis that it says details how the proposed Google Books Settlement violates international laws and treaties.
Insurance & Technology October 29, 2003 Anthony O'Donnell	Aetna Offers Solution to Suit The carrier's settlement with the American Dental Association aims at communications clarity.
Financial Advisor May 2006 Bruce W. Fraser	An Undiscovered Asset Class Most advisors know little about the structured settlements market, yet the dollar amounts in settlements can range into the millions of dollars, thus making them a potentially profitable niche market for wealth managers and other fee-only advisors.
InternetNews September 24, 2010	FTC Issuing Slim Payments to ChoicePoint Victims Following a settlement stemming from the latest breach from data integrator ChoicePoint, the Federal Trade Commission is distributing paltry compensation to the victims.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Study Before Selling Your Life Insurance If you shun full-service brokers and their high commissions and fees, don't fall for a life settlement that's more in your advisor's interest than your own.