Barclays Capital analysts told clients on Thursday that if Chavez is out of the race, the chance for the pro-market opposition to win with HCR as their chosen man is likely.

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Stephen Guillard was CEO of several large skilled nursing facility operators including HCR ManorCare and was chairman of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, a trade group that represents large for-profit nursing home companies.

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