How Close Is the Great Depression, Part 2? (Contacto)
Credit crunch, unemployment rates and financial disaster have led many Americans to believe that the United States is approaching a remake of the Great Depression of 1929, a terrible economic slump that lasted about 10 years. How close are we from a depression?

Bill passes without part supported by medical center (The Wenatchee World)
WENATCHEE It's back to the watching-and-waiting game for the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, as the fate of doctor-owned hospitals remains uncertain.

House Democrats Introduce Legislation That Would Allow Medicare To Offer Prescription Drug Plans That Compete With ... (Medical News Today)
Congressional Democrats on Tuesday introduced legislation (HR 684, S 330) that would allow traditional Medicare to establish one or more plans to compete with private plans under the prescription drug benefit, CQ HealthBeat reports. In addition, the legislation, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Reps. Marion Berry (D-Ark.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.