Area Employers Face Health Care Crunch (Baltimore Jewish Times)
Businesses in Baltimore are going to face health insurance premium increases come the first of the year, and employers whose health care coverage is up for renewal are shopping for the best deals.

Business group to host forum on reducing health costs (The Express-Times)
The Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Health Care is hosting a free educational roundtable discussion on how employers can reduce health costs. The program is set for 7:30 to 10 a.m. Dec. 4 a the Candlelight Conference and Reception Center,...

Obama signals health-care priority with Daschle pick (The Globe and Mail)
Heavyweight former senator to be health secretary; Axelrod named senior White House adviser

CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard)
• State cuts could delay patient care Syracuse hospital CEOs predict emergency room patient waiting times will get longer and the overall availability and quality of care in their institutions will suffer if the state goes ahead with proposed cuts in Medicaid payments.

Money Motivates Doctors To Reduce Ethnic Differences In Heart Disease Treatments (Medical News Today)
Study examines results of pay for performance incentive schemes Financial incentives for doctors can improve the management of coronary heart disease (CHD) and reduce ethnic differences in quality of and access to care, according to Dr. Christopher Millett, Consultant in Public Health at Imperial College Faculty of Medicine in London in the UK, and his colleagues.