Competition getting rough in rehab.
It's becoming showdown time in more markets as not-for-profit hospitals face new competitors for rehabilitation patients--the large, investor-owned rehab chains. Not-for-profits argue the chains are adding unneeded beds and that their admission decisions focus only on the insured. The chains defend their record of indigent care and say they're not in the habit of building unnecessary facilities.
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