ALSO NOTED: CMS selects BioScrip for Part B program; Kaiser transplant story continues; and much more...

> In a ruling with interesting implications, a judge said that a Milwaukee day trader could not sue a hospital over the rates it charges uninsured patients because his lack of insurance coverage was a matter of personal choice. Article

> CMS announced that it has finally selected BioScrip to run the Part B drugs Competitive Acquisition Program. Industry insiders don't think much of it as a business opportunity. Article

> A growing number of hospitals, including national names like Brigham and Women's in Boston, are banning gift bags for pregnant women from formula makers. Article

> Emdeon said its Practice Services unit recorded $75.7 million in revenue in the first quarter. Article

> The Kaiser transplant story continues to evolve, as patients come forward to say that they are shocked and angry. Article

> Northern California Kaiser CEO Mary Ann Thode gives an interview with the San Francisco Business Times, lamenting the shortage of qualified staff and high costs of upgrading facilities. Article

> In an article sure to throw the cat among the humming birds, Suffolk University law professor Marc Rodwin has a study in Health Affairs showing that physicians' malpractice premiums have gone down as a share of overall revenues since 1986. Article

> AmeriNet said it has won contracts from Children's Medical Services and Stryker. Article

> The FBI charged a former Med Data employee with using credit card numbers stolen from emergency room patients to buy tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise online. Med Data provides billing services to ER physicians. Article

And Finally… The creators of an online dermatology database have, to their horror, discovered that the site is attracting thousands of visitors drawn to images of diseased body parts. Article

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