ALSO NOTED: Fla. Medicaid experiment moves forward; Chutes & Ladders: eHealth Initiative names de Brantes president; and mu

> In Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush's plan to move Medicaid recipients to managed care is set to start in Broward County. Article

> State governments are joining the call for electronic health records, arguing that the lessons of Hurricane Katrina make such systems necessary investments. Article

> Chutes & Ladders: The eHealth Initiative named Francois de Brantes of GE Healthcare as president. John Glaser of Partners Healthcare moves to chairman. Release

> More reports of technical glitches affecting the Medicare plan finder. Article

> In New York, $54 million in funding for electronic health records projects is available under the state's Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law. Article

> A review raises questions about Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's (R-TN) voting record. Article

> The Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Eric Topol called Merck's handling of the Vioxx affair "appalling" and "repulsive" in a deposition for the drug company's first federal trial. Article

> The Health Care Tech blog writes about a cool technology called Babble that can be used to encrypt conversations between health care providers and patients. Blog

And Finally... For entertainment, go forth to thy web browser and read Mr. HISTalk's guide to RHIOs for CIOs. Blog

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