Medicare financial alarm sounded - Los Angeles Times

Medicare financial alarm sounded - Los Angeles Times: "Trustees warn that the program's mammoth hospitalization trust fund is projected to run a deficit in 2019."

House aide admits Abramoff bribes - Los Angeles Times

House aide admits Abramoff bribes - Los Angeles Times: "A former senior staffer on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the public by steering potential clients and inside government information to disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff in return for cash, gifts and the promise of a high-paying job."

AdvaMed 2007 Announces Medtech Business Partnering Program

AdvaMed 2007 Announces Medtech Business Partnering Program: "“The AdvaMed 2007 partnering program enables companies to profile their products and technologies, request one-on-one meetings with companies of their choice, and optimize business development opportunities during their conference stay in Washington,” said AdvaMed President and CEO Stephen J. Ubl. “We expect AdvaMed 2007 to serve as host for nearly 1,000 business development meetings over three days. It is clearly an efficient way to maximize and target business development efforts.”"

Steven Pearlstein - Hospitals Check Their Charts - washingtonpost.com

Hospitals Check Their Charts - washingtonpost.com: "The only way American health care is going to get better and more affordable is with a single-minded focus on protocols known to work. However imperfect they may be, hospital scorecards are crucial to making that happen, creating the competitive 'race to the top' that health reformers have dreamed of for decades."

TheHill.com - Obama closes the gap in national polls

TheHill.com - Obama closes the gap in national polls: "Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has harnessed a wave of positive fundraising press and parlayed it into a small but consistent surge in nationwide polls, creating what is looking more and more like a dual-frontrunner race for the Democratic nomination for president."

Edwards reimbursing his campaign for pricey haircuts - USATODAY.com

Edwards reimbursing his campaign for pricey haircuts - USATODAY.com: "Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards is trying to get out of a hairy situation, reimbursing his presidential campaign $800 for two visits with a Beverly Hills stylist. Two $400 cuts . . . showed up on Edwards' campaign spending reports filed this weekend. Edwards spokesman Eric Schultz said it never should have been there."

Republicans Block Medicare Drug Price Bill - washingtonpost.com

Republicans Block Medicare Drug Price Bill - washingtonpost.com: "Senate Republicans blocked legislation yesterday that would have allowed the federal government to negotiate Medicare drug prices, denying Democrats a victory on their 2006 election vow to lower prescription costs for senior citizens."