It's not DASNY financing

I'm actually relieved.

DASNY, New York's public authority which does health care financings did not do the Cabrini deal. So, at least the State isn't involved in making its own work more difficult.

Had a short, but useful conversation with a DASNY staff person who reminded me that the law creating the Commission lists a number of factors besides debt to be taken into consideration. And of course, very few hospitals have no debt. So, if that were the most important criterion, there wouldn't be many potential targets left.

But the truth of it is that the folks at Cabrini aren't the only ones who think that way. Far, far from it. And, if you're running an institution that's a potential State target anyway, you may as well make it as challenging as possible.