http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/tags/bonds-market en http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/also-noted-pa-hospitals-face-new-tax-doctors-may-begin-turning-away-medicar/2008-03-12?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FHF0 <p> &gt; Some Pennsylvania hospitals may face a new drain on their revenues in the form of an &quot;assessment&quot; on their profits. <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08068/863511-28.stm">Article</a><br /> <br /> &gt; Doctors may end up limiting the number of Medicare patients they accept if planned cuts go through. <a href="http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/story.cms?id=7757">Article</a><br /> <br /> &gt; More patients may be responsible shelling out some big bucks soon, with 40 percent of companies offering consumer-driven health plans with a high deductible. <a href="http://www.financialweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080310/REG/938568932/1036">Article</a><br /> <br /> &gt; Think your friendly neighborhood banker will extend you an asset-based loan now that the auction-rate bonds market has imploded? Don't be so sure. <a href="http://www.financialweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/REG/846316297">Article</a><br /> <br /> <strong>And Finally...  </strong>Hey, maybe the poodle likes looking different. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080311/ap_on_fe_st/odd_pink_poodle;_ylt=AsFTQJkxyP0CaJsfLMQRCkes0NUE">Article</a> </p> http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/also-noted-pa-hospitals-face-new-tax-doctors-may-begin-turning-away-medicar/2008-03-12#comments Bonds Market Medicare Pennsylvania Hospitals Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:59:50 -0400 7858 at http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com