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1. DOCTOR-OWNED HOSPITALS THRIVING UNDER OBAMACARE

Despite measures in ObamaCare aimed at stifling doctor-owned hospitals, many of the roughly 275 privately owned facilities across the country are doing just fine under the new law. By adopting certain strategies — including expanding hours, increasing procedures in ways that are not restricted by the law, and in some cases rejecting Medicare patients — doctor-owned hospitals have experienced 20 to 35 percent profit growth, compared to just 7 percent growth in community hospitals. [Wall Street Journal]

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Carmel Lobello is the business editor at TheWeek.com. Previously, she was an editor at DeathandTaxesMag.com.