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Thu, Oct 15 2009

UPDATE 1-Lazard cautious on U.S. acute care hospitals

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Lazard Capital Markets started coverage of acute care hospitals with a "cautious stance" based on its slower growth outlook for the sector in 2010, and rated Community Health Systems Inc a "buy," citing the company's internal growth opportunities and limited-risk balance sheet.

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HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on August 7

(Updates to afternoon trading, adds UBS, Target, Applied Industrial, Energy Recovery, Knot, VeriSign, Treehouse, WNS Holdings, AMN Healthcare, Luminex)

HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on August 7

(Updates to after the open, adds CIT Group, Colonial BancGroup, Ambac, CBS, U.S. Concrete, Beacon Roofing, LifePoint, Mirant, Sun Communities, Cimarex and Labopharm)

BEFORE THE BELL-LifePoint shares down after Q2 results

NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Shares of LifePoint Hospitals fell 8.3 percent to $25.70 in premarket trading on Friday, after the company reported second-quarter earnings that missed expectations.

UPDATE 1-LifePoint Hospitals profit misses estimates

NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters)- LifePoint Hospitals Inc posted second-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates on Friday as admissions fell, sending shares down more than 8 percent.

House Democrats' bill would cover 97 pct of Americans by 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic-written bill to overhaul U.S. healthcare would provide insurance coverage of about 97 percent of Americans by 2019, the chairman of the House Health and Labor Committee said on Tuesday.

House Democrats' bill would cover 97 pct of Americans by 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic-written bill to overhaul U.S. healthcare would provide insurance coverage of about 97 percent of Americans by 2019, the chairman of the House Health and Labor Committee said on Tuesday.

Republicans: U.S. healthcare timetable may slip

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Critics assailed the Obama administration on Wednesday for a deal with hospitals meant to cut costs, and a top Republican said the U.S. Senate may need more than a planned month to pass a bipartisan healthcare reform bill.

Republicans: U.S. healthcare timetable may slip

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Critics assailed the Obama administration on Wednesday for a deal with hospitals meant to cut costs, and a top Republican said the U.S. Senate may need more than a planned month to pass a bipartisan healthcare reform bill.

UPDATE 2-Republicans: U.S. healthcare timetable may slip

* Republican says more time may be needed (Adds quotes from Baucus, pars 18-19)

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