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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                       FORM 8-K

                                    CURRENT REPORT
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 30, 1996

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                           Commission File Number: 0-23472

                    PACIFIC REHABILITATION & SPORTS MEDICINE, INC.
                  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         DELAWARE                                     93-1072052
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)     (I.R.S. Employer
                                                 Identification Number)

One S.W. Columbia Street, Suite 900, Portland, Oregon          97258
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:   (503) 222-4191


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                    PACIFIC REHABILITATION & SPORTS MEDICINE, INC.
                                       FORM 8-K
                                        INDEX

Item     Description                                                       Page
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1.       Changes in Control of Registrant.....................................3

2.       Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.................................3

3.       Bankruptcy or Receivership...........................................3

4.       Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant........................3

5.       Other Events.........................................................3

6.       Resignations of Registrant's Directors...............................3

7.       Financial Statements and Exhibits....................................3

         Signatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4



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ITEM 1.  CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT

         None

ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

         None

ITEM 3.  BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP

         None

ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

         None

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On October 30, 1996, the Company announced that it was in discussions
         concerning the possibility of a merger of the Company with Horizon/CMS
         Healthcare Corporation at a price of $6.50 per share in cash.  A copy
         of the press release regarding this matter is attached as Exhibit
         99.1.

ITEM 6.  RESIGNATIONS OF REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS

         None

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         Exhibits:
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         Exhibit 99.1   Press Release dated October 30, 1996


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                                      SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                             PACIFIC REHABILITATION & SPORTS 
                             MEDICINE, INC.


Date: October 31, 1996       By    /s/ Michael McArthur-Phillips          
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                                Michael McArthur-Phillips
                                Senior Vice President and General Counsel


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                    PACIFIC REHABILITATION & SPORTS MEDICINE, INC.
                               FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT
                                    EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Description
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Exhibit 99.1  Press Release dated October 30, 1996


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                                     Exhibit 99.1

                    Pacific Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, Inc.
                                One SW Columbia Street
                                      Suite 900
                                 Portland, OR  97258

NEWS RELEASE                      Contact:  Bill Barancik
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Executive Officer
                                            or                  
                                            William A. Norris
                                            Executive VP-Finance
                                            Pacific Rehabilitation &
                                            Sports Medicine, Inc.
                                            (503) 222-4191

               PACIFIC REHABILITATION & SPORTS MEDICINE, INC. ANNOUNCES
               DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING POSSIBLE MERGER WITH HORIZON/CMS
                                HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

    Portland, Oregon (October 30, 1996) -- Pacific Rehabilitation & Sports
Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRHB) today announced that it is in discussions
concerning the possibility of a merger of the Company with Horizon/CMS
Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:HHC) at a price of $6.50 per share in cash.

    The Company emphasized that discussions were on-going and that no
definitive agreement has been reached with respect to any terms of a
transaction.  There is no assurance that any definitive agreement will be
reached, or if a definitive agreement is reached, that the potential merger will
be successfully completed.  Any definitive agreement, if reached, will be
subject to the satisfaction of regulatory and other conditions.

    Pacific Rehab provides outpatient physical therapy services at 70
outpatient rehabilitation clinics in Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii,
Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Mississippi, Florida and Maryland. 



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