Special Interview on Hospitals'
Access to Capital
The HFMA, GE Healthcare Financial Services
and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC are engaged in a major 2003-2004 project to determine and
make recommendations pursuant to hospitals' access to capital. This feature
interview includes two of the major players in this project, called "Financing the
Future."James Unland
interviews Richard L. Clarke of the HFMA and Randy Fuller of GE Healthcare Financial
Services.

Dick Clarke and Randy Fuller
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Respected Financial Advisory
and Capital Consultants Kaufman, Hall
& Associates Express Concern
About Hospitals' Access to Capital
Going ForwardJames
Unland interviews two partners of Kaufman, Hall & Associates regarding their concerns
over the credit condition and projected access to capital of the nation's community
hospitals.

Therese Wareham and Andrew Majka
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| Groundbreaking Report: Financing
Not-For-Profit Hospitals
In 2002 the Healthcare Finance Forum took a close look at
challenges in accessing capital by not-for-profit hospitals.

Go Here to listen to the
Interview with Don Carlson of Ziegler Capital Markets Group regarding the recent report of
the Health Finance Forum
(Go to the bottom of this page of Ziegler's web site to link to the full report
by the Health Finance Forum in June, 2002).
Listen
to the Special Update Interview on the Health Finance Forum Report including Don
Carlson and, in addition, Martin Arrick of Standard & Poor's, Steve Renn of AMBAC and
veteran investment banker Kevin Ponton.
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Compliance Feature
Interview
What baskets of regulations affect not-for-profit,
tax-exempt hospitals who are involved in tax-exempt financings or other major
transactions?
When are 'mid-contract interventions' necessary?
Steve Weyl, who is both a bond attorney and
transactional/regulatory attorney, brings a uniquely comprehensive perspective to this
subject with an audio interview and an article.
Go Here for This Interview and Article
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