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Lack of Insurance Mandate Would Hurt Hospitals

Non-profit hospitals will struggle with higher costs if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns a key part of the healthcare reform law that requires individuals to buy insurance, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.

The "individual mandate," which stipulates that individuals who do not buy insurance will face a fine, has become the focus for legal attacks on the healthcare law.

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