title: Reality checkup. A growing amount of bad debt means earnings at hospital companies might not be as healthy as they appear.
authors.forename: Bethany
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McLean
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics*; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007449:Investments / Q000639:trends*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States