ALSO NOTED: Serono to pay $700M DOJ settlement; Cross Border insurance popular with employers; and much more...

> Serono Laboratories will pay $700 million to settle charges that it paid kickbacks to doctors to prescribe its AIDS treatment Serostim. Article

> In California, "cross border" insurance, which lets workers receive healthcare far more cheaply in Mexico, is getting an enthusiastic thumbs up from employers. Article

> The University of Tennessee's telemedicine network is now the third-largest system in the nation with 2,800 patients. Article

> Six Colorado physician practice associations will get bonuses as part of a regional pay-for-performance pilot. Article

> Commentary: Kent Battles wonders what gas stations have to teach doctors. Blog

> Physicians who self-refer patients to their own specialty hospitals are "cherry picking" less severe patients and "cream skimming" those with better insurance, argues Georgetown economist Jean Mitchell. Article

> In New York, Univera Healthcare and Catholic Hospitals ended a contract dispute, signing a two-year deal that gives Univera members access to the hospital system. Article

> So why is your healthcare coverage tied to the workplace anyway? Article

And Finally... Time appears to be running out for a group of nurses and a doctor sentenced to death by the Libyan government on charges of intentionally infecting hundreds of children with HIV. Article

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