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Hospitals in Valencia still not getting paid

In the Spanish region of Valencia, hospitals are still in trouble: the region's much-publicised repayment of long-overdue reimbursements in May and June excluded acute providers. Administrative concessions - hospitals operating in the Alzira model - have been hit particularly hard, according to analyst Joan Barrubés of Antares Consulting. We talk with him to find out how the Spanish hospital market is dealing with the crisis.

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