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  • Title: Bond-market skepticism and stock-market exuberance in the hospital industry.
    Author: Robinson JC.
    Journal: Health Aff (Millwood); 2002; 21(1):104-17. PubMed ID: 11900062.
    Abstract:
    The hospital industry needs funds to refurbish physical facilities, upgrade clinical and information technologies, and rebuild financial positions weakened by past external challenges and unwise organizational strategies. The financial markets offer a marked contrast in capital access, as bond creditors remain skeptical while stock investors plunge back into the once-shunned industry. Ironically, high stock prices may drive the for-profit chains to repeat past cycles of overexpansion, while weak bond ratings may save non-profit systems from a comparable loss of focus on the core business of operating and improving inpatient facilities. This turbulence has implications for public payment, antitrust, and financial disclosure policies.
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