Insurer stocks tumble after Medicare announcement (San Francisco Chronicle)
Several managed care stocks sank sharply Monday, one trading day after the government surprised analysts with a lower-than-expected increase in Medicare Advantage reimbursements for 2010. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released preliminary...

Obama stimulus funds 15 billion dollar health payments (TODAYonline)
Two people, seen here in May 2006, walk inside a Medicare Services office on the last day for enrollment in the Medicare Part D program in New York City. President Barack Obama on Monday said his administration would immediately pour 15 billion dollars of economic stimulus payments into safeguarding health care for low-income families.