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Bad credit news for non-profit hospitals continues

December 24, 2008 — 4:56pm ET | By Anne Zieger
It seems like not-for-profit hospitals just can't catch a break when it comes to bond issues. The latest pain to afflict such bond holders comes from the squeeze placed on them by changes in the... Read more...

Debt payments still mire HCA

December 3, 2008 — 10:33am ET | By Anne Zieger
These days, financing corporate buyouts by taking on staggering amounts of junk-bond debt isn't in fashion. But because billions of dollars of such debt are still on some companies' books--with junk... Read more...

Market crash, bailout struggle add to healthcare borrower fears

October 1, 2008 — 9:22am ET | By Anne Zieger
It was already a pretty hostile environment in which to be a healthcare borrower, even before the recent, spectacular Read more...

Moody's ratings changes could raise healthcare credit ratings

September 4, 2008 — 4:02am ET | By Anne Zieger
Moody's Investors Services has announced that it plans to adopt a revised rating scale for municipal bonds that could raise healthcare credit ratings by an average of one notch. The agency plans to... Read more...

Credit problems continue to squeeze not-for-profits

July 29, 2008 — 10:34pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Wouldn't it be nice if the financial markets took their medicine and calmed down quickly after a debacle like the subprime mortgage crisis? Sadly, that's not how things work, as the latest credit... Read more...