> Highmark CEO William Winkenwerder Jr. isn't sure that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services will be ready to launch state and federal health insurance exchanges by the October deadline, reported the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Article
> The South Carolina Supreme Court has blocked a 4.6 percent rate increase proposed by the insurance plan for state employees until a lawsuit challenging that hike has been considered, Live Insurance News reported. Article
> Humana's Medicare Advantage plans now include in-network access to Baylor Health Care System, including 30 hospitals, 26 ambulatory surgical centers and 83 satellite outpatient facilities, according to the Dallas Business Journal. Article
And Finally… Focus for your health. Article