ALSO NOTED: States push for hospital pricing disclosures; Actor supports hospital union; and much more...

> States continue to push for disclosure of hospital pricing data. Article

>  Actor Ben Affleck has come out in support of a union working to organize staff at Boston's teaching hospitals. Article

> CMS has moved up the deadline for implementing the National Provider Identifier to late May of next year. FierceHealthIT

> Congress is considering a new bill intended to speed up the adoption of health IT. FierceHealthIT

And Finally... Sure, TV can be aggravating, but I wouldn't go this far. Article