Obama focuses on readmissions; BCBS of Michigan gets permission for rate hike;

> President Obama is making hospital readmissions--more specifically, reducing the rate of readmissions--one of the main themes of his speeches on cutting healthcare costs. Article

> Michigan's Attorney General has agreed to let the state's Blue Cross Blue Shield plan raise rates for 163,000 individual plan customers. Article

> In Atlanta, as elsewhere in the U.S., medical office space continues to be a bright spot in an otherwise dismal real estate economy. Article

> Another reminder that the uninsured are still struggling to survive: An Inglewood, CA sports arena saw 1,500 people during a single week when a group of medical volunteers offered free services. Article

And Finally... Wait a minute. Was that a fish that just landed on my passenger seat? Article