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HARRISBURG — The powerful lobby for Pennsylvania's nursing homes wants to exclude the industry from a bill that would require deeper review when private equity seeks to acquire health care facilities.

The proposal passed the state House in June, but the Republican chair of a Senate committee hasn't brought it up for consideration. That lawmaker says negotiations are underway, though his Democratic counterpart has raised concerns that industry pressure will further weaken the legislation.

“I don't understand why it's such an issue to review them, where we've gone

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