Today marks the end of an 18-month moratorium on the creation of physician-owned specialty hospitals, but the occasion probably will be observed quietly on Capitol Hill — a state of affairs that appears poised to persist for some months. The hospital industry pushed hard for legislation that would have staved off the threat of what it calls “limited service” facilities, which focus on specific types of services such as cardiac surgery, and will carry on the fight as the year moves forward. Hospitals were backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable. |
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