ALSO NOTED: Disease management successful for diabetes; UnitedHealthcare, hospitals may split; and much more...

> In Singapore, a program designed to promote disease management has proved very successful for those with diabetes. Article

> UnitedHealthcare may drop Florida's Blake Medical Center and Doctors Hospital of Sarasota from their plan if the hospitals and the insurer can't agree on a contract before August 29. Article

> Several Albuquerque business groups are supporting an increase in the Bernalillo County gross receipts tax. Proceeds from the tax will raise $10 million for the University of New Mexico Hospitals. Report

> Alabama probably won't qualify for a share of $1.75 billion federal government program designed to give some Medicare beneficiaries at-home care rather than treating treatment in nursing homes. Report

> Insurance companies have in-house case managers who help patients handle catastrophic illnesses. But case managers focused solely on cancer can better help patients negotiate the complex medical care that accompanies the disease. Article

> Blackhawk Healthcare is investing $30 million in new medical services and facilities in the Austin, TX area. The funding will be used to improve services at several community hospitals. Report

And Finally... The FBI has arrested Albert Kofsky, M.D. of Philadelphia for illegally selling 2.5 million diet pills to his "patients." Article

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