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KUCINICH ASKS FTC TO SAVE LAKEWOOD HOSPITAL;

SEEKS INVESTIGATION AND LEGAL ACTION AGAINST CLEVELAND CLINIC

CLEVELAND, OHIO (Oct. 15) - - Dennis J. Kucinich has opene a ne! "e#a" $%ont in

his &att"e to sa'e Lae!oo Hospita" & asin# the *ee%a" +%ae Coission (*+C)to tae action to stop the C"e'e"an C"inic *ounation (CC*) ente%p%ise $%o$u%the% isusin# its cont%actua" an $iucia% %e"ationship as the ope%ato% o$

Lae!oo Hospita" an to p%e'ent CC* $%o ecantin#, a&so%&in#, e$acto e%#in#

o% othe%!ise con'e%tin# the assets o$ Lae!oo Hospita" into CC* hospita"ope%ations into thei% sste.

In a cop"aint $i"e to a !ith the *+C in /ashin#ton, DC, Kucinich, $o%e% Chai% o$

the 0u&coittee on Doestic o"ic, then a e in'esti#ati'e &o o$ Con#%ess,ase the *+C to p%otect Lae!oo Hospita" une% 0ection 12 (&) o$ the *ee%a"

+%ae Coission Act, 15 3.0.C., 0ection 4 !hich #o'e%ns un$ai% copetition an

to in'oe 0ection 5 o$ the *ee%a" +%ae Coission Act, 15 3.0.C., 0ection 65, !hichea"s !ith consue% $%au.

+he 41 pa#e, sin#"e-space $i"in# has o'e% 78 ec"a%ations, !hich note, aon# othe%thin#s9

+he uni:ue status o$ the coe;istent, coe;tensi'e a"te% e#o o$ CC*,

an the Lae!oo Hospita" Association, !hich aene its Coeo$


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Lae!oo, p"ainti$$s in Graham v. City of Lakewood , !ho insist that

an cash sho%t$a""s at Lae!oo Hospita", & cont%act ust &eco'e%e & C"e'e"an C"inic9 “A contract with Lakwoo!

r"#ir$ CCF to %#n! an& ca$h $hort%a'' $ho#'! on occ#r(Lakwoo!)$ ca$h to !*t +#$t a'wa&$ "#a' to at 'a$t a ,-,

ration a$ .$ic/ th n! o% it$ %i$ca' &ar( Sho#'! 'o$$$ contin#or 'i"#i!it& !c'in $#ch that ithr i+0! ti+'& 0a&+nt o% r+ainin1 !*t $r2ic3 w co#'! 'owr th ratin1( “

In 4814, C"e'e"an C"inic, une% inc%easin# copetiti'e an

a%et p%essu%es !hich th%eate thei% c%eit-!o%thiness, e;ecutea ecepti'e an anti-copetiti'e st%ate# th%ou#h an !ith its

coe;tensi'e a"te% e#o, the Lae!oo Hospita" Association, in o%e%to %euce an u"tiate" e"iinate the ta; an t%ust su&siie

Lae!oo Hospita". In oin# so the CC* hope to e'aepotentia"" hun%es o$ i""ions o$ o""a%s in $inancia" o&"i#ations

it ha accepte pu%suant to the 1== De$initi'e A#%eeent anLease &et!een C"e'e"an C"inic an the Lae!oo Hospita"

Association.

CC* une% the p%ete;t o$ e'e"opin# a ne! aste% p"an $o% its

*ai%'ie! Hospita"?up"icitous" an !ith intent to ecei'e...ie'e"op an e;ecute a sec%et p"an to est%o Lae!oo Hospita" as

a #oin# conce%n, %ae the &ui"in#s an e%#e uch o$ the%eainin# phsica" an pe%sonne" assets o$ Lae!oo Hospita"

into the C"e'e"an C"inic sste outsie o$ the Cit o$ Lae!oo,!hi"e c"oain# thei% c"anestine acti'ities in the cana% o$ Fthe

e'o"'in# natu%e o$ hea"th ca%e?

In a eposition ate 0epte&e% 7, 4815, Joseph 0t%auss, Di%ecto%

o$ "annin# $o% C"e'e"an C"inic, !hen :uestione a&out !hat!ou" happen to an estiate p%ospecti'e 18,888 Ee%#enc

Depa%tent 'isito%s not p%o'ie $o% in the ecantin# p"an. Heopine the cou" #o to Bet%o Hospita", a t!ent-$i'e inute %i'e,

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