Top Psychiatrist Didn’t Report Drug Makers’ Pay - NYTimes.com

Top Psychiatrist Didn’t Report Drug Makers’ Pay - NYTimes.com: "One of the nation’s most influential psychiatrists earned more than $2.8 million in consulting arrangements with drug makers from 2000 to 2007, failed to report at least $1.2 million of that income to his university and violated federal research rules, according to documents provided to Congressional investigators."

Medtronic's Ties to Spine Doctors Attract Scrutiny - WSJ.com

Medtronic's Ties to Spine Doctors Attract Scrutiny - WSJ.com: "Congressional investigators are probing payments by Medtronic Inc. to spine doctors working as consultants on a widely used bone-graft product, which has been linked to life-threatening complications."

PRO McCain Healthcare Plan Editorial - Wall Street Journal

PRO McCain Healthcare Plan Editorial - Wall Street Journal: "Let's hope Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama understands more about financial markets than he does about health-insurance markets. But the initial evidence isn't promising."

PRO Obama Healthcare Plan Editorial - Daytona Beach News Journal

PRO Obama Healthcare Plan Editorial - Daytona Beach News Journal: "Obama would build on the existing system to make health coverage universal, McCain would end the largest part of the system as we know it -- without aiming for universal care."

Elizabeth Edwards ties health care to economy - Kansas City Star

Elizabeth Edwards ties health care to economy - Kansas City Star: "Elizabeth Edwards tied the nation's lagging economy to its struggling health care system Tuesday as she joined an effort in battleground states to discredit the health care proposals of Republican presidential candidate John McCain."

Medicare Stops Paying to Treat Medical Errors - NYTimes.com

Medicare Stops Paying to Treat Medical Errors - NYTimes.com: "On Wednesday, Medicare will start applying that logic to American medicine on a broad scale when it stops paying hospitals for the added cost of treating patients who are injured in their care."

Financing for Massachusetts Preserves Health Plan - NYTimes.com

Financing for Massachusetts Preserves Health Plan - NYTimes.com: "Massachusetts received the Bush administration’s seal of approval for its universal health care plan on Tuesday when it reached agreement with federal officials on financing a three-year continuation of the landmark experiment."