Georgetown University Study Concludes Federal Association Health Plans Would Create Regulatory Vacuum and More (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado concurs with the findings from a new Georgetown University study that concludes federal association health plan legislation would “create a regulatory vacuum” and allow fraudulent insurers to flourish.

Hospital chief up to the task (The Fresno Bee)

Community Medical’s new CEO ready to tackle nonprofit’s challenges.

UCLA Study Finds 50 Percent of Private HMO Enrollees Are Overweight or Obese (RedNova)

Jul. 21–A UCLA study says more than 50 percent of Californians enrolled in private HMO plans are overweight or obese, and that health-care providers should do more to address the problem. The HMOs say the study, though accurate, doesn’t say much because the information isn’t new.

Letters to the editor (NorthJersey.com)

The Herald News hit the nail on the head with its July 6 editorial “Council pats its back and pads its wallet.” I knew congressmen could raise their own salaries, but I never knew the local politicians could do this. This may not be the end – it could go on and on.

Loganberry festival beckons to palates (The Bellingham Herald Online)

If I was painting a scene from the Whidbey Island Loganberry Festival, to be held this weekend at Greenbank Farms, I would put a lot of purple-blue paint on my palette.