ALSO NOTED: Kaiser reverses position on transplants; Rhode Island leads nation in e-prescribing; and much more...

> Hospitals in Pennsylvania, including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center network, are providing more uncompensated care than last year, a local industry trade group reports. Article

> Blue Cross of Massachusetts will double the amount it spends on pay for performance programs--with spending rising to $189 million in the state. Article

> Kaiser Permanente said it will pay for transplants for patients at outside hospitals, as health officials in California launched an investigation into the company's troubled kidney transplant program. Article

> Rhode Island doctors lead the nation in e-prescribing, according to a new study released this week by SureScripts. About 20 percent of doctors in the state have access to e-prescribing networks. Article

> FierceHealthcare editor Matthew Holt performs a detailed analysis of last weeks RAND study of the individual insurance market, and concludes that the study didn't really look at the right things. Blog

> Barbara Martinez dives into the murky waters of the PBM market and discovers that they sell generic drugs to their clients at very profitable margins. Article

> Fortune looks at how the VA health system transformed itself into one of the most wired and cost-effective health systems. Article

And Finally... Russ Feingold gives his views on health reform: Something, anything, must be done. Article

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