health care: Is there a new 3.8% "sales tax" on real estate in the Health Care Bill? - 04/27/10 08:43 AM
3.8% Real Estate Sales Tax - True or False?
You may have received an email or heard something on Twitter about the 3.8% real estate sales tax that has recently been brought up as an issue with the Health Care Bill (HR 3200).  In the emails, the tax is railed against and brought up as an absolute for all Americans selling their homes.
But wait...maybe we should dig further.  Is it true?  Is it kind of true?  Is it blatantly false?  Does it lie somewhere in between?  Seems this is just another case of email first, tell the truth later.
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health care: Methodist Stone Oak Hospital - San Antonio, Texas 78258 - 04/04/09 02:14 AM

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Methodist Stone Oak Hospital is open for business.
Its been 19 years since the last full-service hospital opened in San Antonio.  With the entrance of Methodist Stone Oak Hospital into San Antonio's medical system, a new choice has been opened to residents of the ever growing population of the Stone Oak area.  With 87 private rooms and a focus on outpatient services, Methodist Stone Oak Hospital is prepared to take on 20,000 emergency cases in its first year and is prepared to handle up to 75,000.  Because of the ever expanding nature of Stone Oak, … (2 comments)