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Do specialty heart hospitals drive up heart care use? Study suggests the answer is yes

Across the country, states are embroiled in a debate over "specialty hospitals" - physician-owned hospitals that focus on one area, such as heart care. The debate has intensified ever since a federal moratorium on new ones expired last year. Now, a new study reveals that areas where new heart hospitals open experience a faster rise in heart procedures than areas where general hospitals provide all heart care.

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