ALSO NOTED: Fla. Medicaid experiment moves forward; Chutes & Ladders: eHealth Initiative names de Brantes president; and mu

> In Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush's plan to move Medicaid recipients to managed care is set to start in Broward County. Article [1]

> State governments are joining the call for electronic health records, arguing that the lessons of Hurricane Katrina make such systems necessary investments. Article [2]

> Chutes & Ladders: The eHealth Initiative named Francois de Brantes of GE Healthcare as president. John Glaser of Partners Healthcare moves to chairman. Release [3]

> More reports of technical glitches affecting the Medicare plan finder. Article [4]

> In New York, $54 million in funding for electronic health records projects is available under the state's Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law. Article [5]

> A review raises questions about Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's (R-TN) voting record. Article [6]

> The Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Eric Topol called Merck's handling of the Vioxx affair "appalling" and "repulsive" in a deposition for the drug company's first federal trial. Article [7]

> The Health Care Tech blog writes about a cool technology called Babble that can be used to encrypt conversations between health care providers and patients. Blog [8]

And Finally... For entertainment, go forth to thy web browser and read Mr. HISTalk's guide to RHIOs for CIOs. Blog [9]