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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 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 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.
BusinessWeek May 3, 2004 Dean Foust	Weaker Vital Signs At Hospitals The number of patients in default on their bills is off the charts
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 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.
BusinessWeek January 22, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	Open-Heart Nightmare "Coronary: A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry" casts a beacon on the all-too-frequent association of medicine and the pursuit of profit.
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.
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 Arlene Weintraub	Should Doctors Own Hospitals? Controversy builds over a fast-growing, profit-driven business in which specialty hospitals are partly owned and run by doctors.
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.
Managed Care September 2005 Ed Silverman	No Easy Fit For Specialty Hospitals Insurers worry that specialty hospitals will ultimately increase costs at nearby community hospitals
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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?
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The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 J. Graham	Triad Hospitals' Balancing Act Triad Hospitals disappoints with negative earnings and aggressive accounting.
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.
CFO July 15, 2009 Alix Stuart	Imperfect Futures Is business forecasting an art, a science, or an exercise in futility? As the recession drags on, companies rethink their attitudes, and their approaches.
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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.
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Mullaney & Weintraub	The Digital Hospital Information technology saves lives and money at one medical center, perhaps becoming the future of health care.
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BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Timothy J. Mullaney	Saving Lives Shouldn't Be This Hard The health-care system doesn't give patients the tools or the support they need to make confident decisions about choosing doctors, treatments, or hospitals.
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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 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.
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.
Managed Care June 2004 Michael S. Victoroff	One Hospital's Dubious Approach To Reducing Uncompensated Care When uninsured immigrants fail to pay their bills, the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., might just report them to the Department of Homeland Security.
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.
InternetNews April 1, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Online Shopping for Hospitals Hospital Compare gives the nation's hospitals a report card for key best practices.
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InternetNews June 14, 2010	Lax Data Security Results in Heavy Fines Five California hospitals got an expensive reminder of just how serious the state is about protecting patients' sensitive data. Expect more of the same in the near future.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Shiny Happy Psychiatric Solutions The growth-through-consolidation story continues apace for Psychiatric Solutions. Investors, caution is warranted here.
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Hwang & Kisling	Health and Defense Stocks Are Suffering The prospect of Republican electoral gains is leading investors to shun stocks of companies that depend on government spending.
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