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Industry Report Card: U.S. Corporate Health Care Apr 05

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Abstract
It is time for increased circumspection regarding U.S. health care credits. Over the past few years, the generally improving cash flow of medical products and device companies and the favorable demand and reimbursement experienced by health service providers have helped to make debt issuers in these areas relatively attractive risks for yield-hungry creditors. While Standard & Poor's does not anticipate an early end to such conditions for U.S. corporate borrowers in these health care sectors, a tendency to increase debt leverage is raising the exposure of health care credits, particularly those at the lower end of the speculative-grade rating spectrum, to rising interest rates. Pharmaceutical company borrowers, meanwhile, continue to be susceptible to disappointing product developments. Through the first quarter...

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Companies Mentioned
- Abbott Laboratories
- Wyeth
- Bausch & Lomb Inc.
- Becton Dickinson & Co.
- Beverly Enterprises Inc.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.
- Johnson & Johnson
- Eli Lilly & Co.
- HCR HealthCare LLC
- Merck & Co. Inc.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp.
- Applied Biosystems Inc.
- Pfizer Inc.
- Schering-Plough Corp.
- Service Corp. International
- Universal Health Services Inc.
- La Petite Academy Inc.
- Health Management Associates Inc.
- Bard (C.R.) Inc.
- St. Jude Medical Inc.
- Millipore Corp.
- Cooper Cos. Inc.
- AMI Holdings Inc.
- Alliance HealthCare Services
- Baxter International Inc.
- Allergan Inc.
- Beckman Coulter Inc.
- Chiron Corp.
- Community Health Systems Inc.
- Amgen Inc.
- Genzyme Corp.
- Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.
- Elan Corp. plc
- Fisher Scientific International Inc.
- SOLA International Inc.
- HCA Inc.
- Omnicare Inc.
- Apria Healthcare Group Inc.
- Alderwoods Group Inc.
- Stewart Enterprises Inc.
- DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
- Dade Behring Inc.
- Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
- Guidant Corp.
- Quintiles Transnational Corp.
- Owens & Minor Inc.
- Boston Scientific Corp.
- Caremark Rx Inc.
- Quest Diagnostics Inc.
- Concentra Inc.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
- Sunrise Senior Living Inc.
- PSS World Medical Inc.
- Kinetic Concepts Inc.
- Extendicare Health Services Inc.
- Actavis, Inc.
- Universal Hospital Services Inc.
- ConMed Corp.
- Res-Care Inc.
- HealthTronics Inc.
- Skilled Healthcare Group Inc.
- Radiologix Inc.
- Alpharma Inc.
- Phibro Animal Health Corp.
- InSight Health Services Corp.
- Stryker Corp.
- King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Sepracor Inc.
- Team Health Inc.
- Triad Hospitals Inc.
- LifePoint Hospitals Inc.
- Matria Healthcare Inc.
- Express Scripts Inc.
- Hanger Inc.
- DJO Inc.
- Medtronic Inc.
- DENTSPLY International Inc.
- Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
- Charles River Laboratories Inc.
- Province Healthcare Co.
- IASIS Healthcare Corp.
- Inamed Corp.
- Warner Chilcott Corp.
- Vanguard Health Systems Inc.
- Vicar Operating Inc.
- Sybron Dental Specialties Inc.
- Genentech Inc.
- Select Medical Corp.
- Zimmer Holdings Inc.
- Accellent Inc.
- MedPointe Inc.
- ResMed Inc.
- United Surgical Partners International Inc.
- Rotech Healthcare Inc.
- US Oncology Inc.
- Accredo Health Inc.
- aaiPharma Inc.
- Cephalon Inc.
- Biogen Idec Inc.
- Advanced Medical Optics Inc.
- Medco Health Solutions Inc.
- MedQuest Inc.
- AmeriPath Inc.
- Knowledge Universe Education LLC
- National Mentor Holdings Inc.
- Serologicals Corp.
- Cross Country Healthcare Inc.
- Medex Inc.
- Psychiatric Solutions Inc.
- AHS Medical Holdings LLC
- Genesis HealthCare Corp.
- MedCath Holdings Corp.
- AMN Healthcare Inc.
- NeighborCare Inc.
- Alere Inc.
- Orthofix International N.V.
- Sheridan Healthcare Inc.
- VWR Funding Inc.
- Curative Health Services Inc.
- Renal Care Group Inc.
- Hospira Inc.
- MedImmune Inc.
- Sterigenics International Inc.
- Chemed Corp.
- Arizant Inc.
- DJO Global Inc.
- Triumph HealthCare Holdings Inc.
- Carriage Services Inc.
- Aircast Inc.
- Center for Diagnostic Imaging Inc.
- InterDent Inc.
- PharmaNet Development Group Inc.
- Spheris Inc.
- Emergency Medical Services Corp.
- HealthCare Partners LLC
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