ALSO NOTED: Unlikely support for Fla. Medicaid plan;More docs demand on-call pay; and much more...

> Florida's Medicaid privatization experiment wins a cautious endorsement from,   of all places, the editorial board of The New York Times. Article

> Meanwhile, The New York Times shows that even with health insurance, patients are being driven to bankruptcy by medical bills. Article

> Trend: California hospitals are dismayed by demands from specialists that they be paid fees for hours when they are on-call. Article

> The Wall Street Journal presented its take on consumer directed plans, writing that the real test of the HSA movement lies in the months to come. Article (sub. req.)

> Has technology come so far that anesthesiologists are no longer needed? Your local anesthesiologist is not amused. Article

> IBM made another move to juice its healthcare business, waiving restrictions on thousands of patents it owns for companies specializing in healthcare technologies. Article

> Critics of the new $125 million Proton Therapy Center at the MD Anderson Cancer Center are questioning the benefits of the supposedly revolutionary treatment and the cozy relationship between the clinic and outside investors. Article

> Responding to criticism that it does not offer adequate healthcare benefits to its workers, Wal-Mart moved to offer its employees several options designed to provide somewhat more affordable insurance. Article

And Finally... Are telemanagement systems like PatientCare's Well@home the future? Some doctors and insurers think so. Article

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