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Newspapers detail fight between hospitals and surgery centers
Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, April 25, 2006
Newspapers ran stories over the past week detailing the ongoing struggle between hospitals and doctors eager to open ambulatory surgery centers in Missouri and Wisconsin.
A story from the Associated Press featured on the Washington Post Web site focuses on the fight in Missouri and discusses current legislation and a recent battle between the two sides in the town of Moberly, MO.
To view the story, click here.
A story on the Sheboygan [WI] Press Web site focuses on the efforts of five surgeons to open a surgery center in Manitowoc, WI, despite opposition from two hospitals.
To view this story, click here.
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