Health care groups hope to avoid paying for Medicare cuts (The Politico)
Health care community furiously lobbying key senators against new bill.

UnitedHealth misses estimate, reduces 2008 outlook (Pioneer Press)
UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s first-quarter earnings missed analyst estimates as sales to employers and individuals faltered and investment income fell. The company cut its profit goals and dropped 9.5 percent in early trading.

AARP presses government, candidates on health care, retirement concerns (The Beaver County Times)
BEAVER Local business and community leaders offered their perspectives Thursday on national health care and retirement security crises as part of a nationwide AARP campaign to pressure government officials for bipartisan solutions.