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Health-Care Cases

Health'care-industry bankruptcy cases are unique in complexity and sensitivity. As such, health-care bankruptcy cases are financially and legally multifaceted, and may contain political dynamics often unseen in other types of bankruptcies.

21 minute readOctober 28, 2008 at 11:46 AM
By
Sam J. Alberts
Malka S. Resnicoff
Health-Care Cases

Health'care-industry bankruptcy cases are unique in complexity and sensitivity. Hospitals, nursing homes and doctor provider groups, among just a few health industry types, are heavily regulated, can be an area's largest employer, and provide critical, life-saving services.

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