> The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported last week a security breach that affected 9,000 current and former state employees. Information apparently was copied from a private hard drive and removed from state offices. CDPH press release
> Wait times are longer for the sickest patients for our neighbors to the north, according to a new Canadian poll by the Royal College, the Canadian Medical Association, and the College of Family Physicians of Canada, reports the National Post. Article
> Drug shortages have tripled in the past six years, hitting record highs, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, reports the Baltimore Sun. Article
> The University of Colorado Hospital and Poudre Valley Health System plan to create a nonprofit health system, reports the Denver Post. Both organizations would retain their own boards of directors. Article
> Only 35 percent of voters believe the healthcare reform law should be repealed, and 11 percent think it should be left alone, according to a Bloomberg poll, reports The Talk Radio News Service. Article
And Finally... What's the most guarded thing in the White House after Obama? His John Hancock. Article