AMA, Medicare play big role in doctors' pay (Billings Gazette)
In 2006, the Gazette State Bureau began examining the cost and availability of health care. The series' fourth installment continues today with a look at our system of paying doctors and how it contributes to a shortage of primary-care physicians.

CORRECTED: Test tells source of mystery cancers-researchers (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
(Corrects 13th paragraph to show company is not seeking FDA approval but approval by CLIA, part of the federal Center for Medicare Services)

Baucus crafting Medicare changes to help primary-care doctors (Billings Gazette)
HELENA - As the clock ticks on a July 1 deadline for cutting Medicare payments to physicians by 10 percent, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., says he's crafting a solution to block the cuts and beef up payments to primary-care doctors.

CMS Says Medicare Competitive Bidding Program For Durable Medical Equipment Might Save $1B In 2009 (Medical News Today)
Acting CMS Administrator Kerry Weems on Thursday said that a new Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment might save the program and beneficiaries $1 billion in 2009, the Cox/Miami Herald reports (Lipman, Cox/Miami Herald, 3/21).