Hospitals acquired by real estate investment trusts associated with greater risk of bankruptcy and closure

Real estate investment trust (REIT)-acquired U.S. hospitals were associated with a greater risk of bankruptcy or closure than non-REIT-acquired hospitals, according to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. The findings also showed that REIT acquisitions of hospitals had no significant impact on quality of care or…

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Michigan to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in athletics investigation

adam ritenbergDecember 17, 2025, 07:56 PM ET to close college football reporter; Joined ESPN in 2008. Graduated from Northwestern University. michigan investigation Interim university President Domenico Grasso said Wednesday that findings of additional misconduct in its football program and broader athletic department could lead to more employment terminations. one in video statementGrasso described the week…

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ECB, BOE, Riksbank and Norges Bank make final calls of 2025

A projected illumination marking the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, on the Grossmarkthalle building at the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 9, 2025. Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images Investors are gearing up for the last interest-rate decisions of 2025, with four of Europe’s central banks announcing their monetary policies and…

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