ALSO NOTED: 16M underinsured;Calif. vote on drug plan in Nov.; and much more...

> A study in Health Affairs estimates that in addition to the 45 million uninsured Americans, another 16 million are underinsured. Release [1]

> The Houston Chronicle takes a detailed look at the ongoing EMR effort in the city's major hospitals. Story [2]

> Californians will get a chance to vote on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's prescription drug plan in a special November vote. Story [3]

> Regulators have questions about government contracts involving St. Louis-based Medical Transportation Management and Atlanta's LogistiCare solutions. Story [4]

> The Tennessean examines the drive for EMRs in physician practices. Story [5]

> Houston's Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke's Episcopal in "exclusive" merger talks. Story [6]

> Clerical workers at some California hospitals walked off the job in a one-day strike. Story [7]

> Do obese patients need more chemo than their lighter counterparts? Story [8]

> Capital District Health Plan experiments with an RHIO in upstate New York. Story [9]

> Dispute over a Blue Cross contract is angering doctors in North Carolina. Story [10]

> The New York Times reports on the issue of when manufacturers do, or should, report to doctors about heart implant problems. Story [11]

> Johnson & Johnson has received harsh advice from a panel of cardiologists it convened to advise it on its heart drug Natrecor. Story [12]

And Finally... A pregnant woman is turned away from a hospital for being "too fat." Story [13]