> A new doctor-owned health insurer is poised to launch in central Ohio. Article
> Colorado leaders have withdrawn a proposal to create a database of residents' names, social security numbers, employers and health coverage information. Article
> Milwaukee's Columbia St. Mary's and Froedtert & Community Health have agreed in principle to merge. Article
> Workers at Appalachian Regional Healthcare hospitals in Kentucky have gone on strike after contract talks failed. Article
> A view from the other side: A New York medical malpractice attorney tells consumers why they shouldn't be dissuaded from suing doctors. Blog
And Finally... Brian Dolan, editor of our sister publication FierceWireless, describes his encounter with a robotic doctor at a Qualcomm press conference. Editorial