ALSO NOTED: Ding! S-CHIP fight goes into round two; Boston officials ask Caritas to set facility free; and much more...

> Here we go again. Congress has passed another version of S-CHIP, and President Bush has promised another veto. Article

> Boston officials are asking Caritas Christi Health System to let one of its hospitals begin looking for a buyer independently. Article

> Jackson Health System, parent of giant Florida public hospital Jackson Memorial, has struck a deal under which Florida International University's medical students will do their teaching programs there. Article

> Pharmaceutical sales in the U.S. will drop to one-third of global sales next year, from a 50 percent share only two years ago, according to IMS Health. Article

And Finally...  Now this is a big rate hike, no matter how you slice it. Article