> Michigan hospital regulators have re-affirmed rules which require hospitals to perform at least 300 open-heart surgeries a year to maintain their programs. Article [1]
> The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a bill which would require health plans to offer equivalent coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both. Article [2]
> The state of Minnesota is backing an effort to build a state-wide health information exchange. FierceHealthIT [3]
> Texas medical malpractice insurer Medical Protective is cutting rates an average of 7.3 percent, the fifth reduction in the last three years since tort reform passed there. Article [4]
And Finally... Can justice be served without horsehair wigs? Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007709190314
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/19/us/19mental.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin
[3] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/minnesota-backs-statewide-hie/2007-09-17
[4] http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2007/09/17/daily17.html?b=1190001600^1522398
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070917/od_afp/australiajusticewigs_070917040718;_ylt=AuctfKVQhoGycn_wwlGnJlys0NUE