> Federal lawmakers are continuing to debate whether Congress should create a new public-private organization which would conduct comparative healthcare effectiveness research. Article [1]
> A new report by New York's hospital association concludes that the state's health plans are doing much better than hospitals under Medicare. Article [2]
> A House committee has asked the HHS Office of the Inspector General to audit how the CDC manages its assets. It seems that the agency has lost track of at least $22 million worth of its property. Article [3]
> A judge has outlined how the breakup of the troubled Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati will work. Article [4]
And Finally... Being a lab rat can be profitable. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_hpolicy.cfm#45552
[2] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/Medicare%20pays
[3] http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_hpolicy.cfm#45553
[4] http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070613/REG/306130019
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_he_me/medical_guinea_pigs;_ylt=Ai7sl3HIsjo0dex7FpH4LSPMWM0F