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Sean Muldoon, MD, MPH, FCCP, SVP and chief medical officer, Hospital Division, Kindred Hospitals, identifies the major differences between long-term acute care hospitals vs traditional hospitals, and compares the varied lengths of stay for patients covered by different Medicare plans, commercial insurers, and other payers.

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