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A suit filed Thursday in Texas federal court challenges provisions
in the new health care reform law that place new restrictions on
physician-owned hospitals. The suit may be the only one by a
physician-owned hospital or other group challenging those
provisions, says Lindsey Birdsong, attorney for plaintiffs
Physician Hospitals of America and Texas Spine and Joint Hospital.
The suit names as a defendant Kathleen Sebelius, in her official
capacity as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
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