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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 earliest event reported) December 22, 2000
CORAM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware 1-11343 33-0615337
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1125 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2100, Denver, Colorado 80202
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 292-4973
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On December 21, 2000, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware issued an order denying the joint plan of reorganization of Coram
Healthcare Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Coram, Inc. A copy of
the related December 22, 2000 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number Description of Document
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99.1 Press release, issued December 22, 2000, announcing
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court order denying the joint plan
of reorganization of Coram Healthcare Corporation and
Coram, Inc.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CORAM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Date: January 16, 2000 By: /s/
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Name: Scott R. Danitz
Title: Chief Financial Officer
