> Nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) health plans, which cover one in three Americans with private insurance, had an aggregate surplus topping $32 billion at year-end 2008 (per-plan average $897 million), according to the credit rating organization A.M. Best Company. FierceHealthPayer
> The hard-fought health reforms are intended to help provide better access to care--but they could mean financial trouble for so-called "safety-net" hospitals that take care of the poor, the Fresno Bee reports. Article
> Dr. David Druker, CEO of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and a mentor to many in the medical field, died Friday following an almost three-year battle with lung cancer, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Article
> Although Massachusetts has the highest ratio of doctors per person in the country, it's getting harder to find a primary-care physician who will take new patients, the Boston Globe reports. Article
> The University of Michigan Medical School will become the first medical school to adopt a policy of no longer accepting industry funding for its continuing medical education courses, according to American Medical News. Article
And finally... They might share a record label, but I suspect they won't dress like Lady Gaga. Article