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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 09 > Hospitals see decline in paying patients

Hospitals see decline in paying patients

By Reed Abelson / The Bulletin
November 9, 2008

In another sign of the economy’s toll on the nation’s health care system, some hospitals say they are seeing fewer paying patients — even as greater numbers of people are showing up at emergency rooms unable to pay their bills.

While the full effects of the downturn....

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