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Medical Rehab Hospital Inspections Go Unpublicized by Federal Officials

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Federal health officials do not inform consumers about severe safety violations in hospitals that specialize in physical rehabilitation. Nor does Medicare impose fines as it does for nursing homes, or provide easy-to-understand five-star ratings as it does for general hospitals, according to an investigation by KFF Health News and The New York Times.  Medical rehab hospitals have become a highly lucrative niche within the health care industry, collectively generating profits of 10%, more than general hospitals, which earn about 6%, and far more than skilled nursing homes, which make less th...

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