Bond insurers fault hospitals' shaky situation in California.
Some hospitals in earthquake-prone California may be sound financially, but their location on a major fault line can be enough to make bond insurance firms steer clear of the area. The insurers see the faults as constant threats to an institution's bond repayment ability.
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