title: Silver lining.
abstract: Despite a weighty debt load, healthcare's fiscal forecast remains upbeat, thanks to healthy industry trends. Some weaker providers are likely to succumb to the storm of managed care. But there are enough happy endings to sustain industry optimism.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pallarito
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing / Q000639:trends*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000191:economics; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics*; D007449:Investments / Q000191:economics; D013660:Taxes; D014481:United States