In the States

You've heard about "superbugs" causing infections in hospitals. Meet the "super-users" contributing to the crisis in emergency rooms.

Even Leslie Clement, Idaho's Medicaid Administrator, admitted that Idaho isn't usually regarded as a hotbed of social innovation, but the AARP was impressed enough with the state's achievements on keeping people out of nursing homes to make Clement one of the featured speakers at a recent luncheon and discussion on long-term care entitled " Issues:

• Health Reform
• In the States

The San Francisco Chronicle reports today that four not-for-profit hospitals have agreed to participate in the city's Healthy San Francisco (HSF) program—an ambitious plan to make health care accessible and affordable to its uninsured residents.

Perth Amboy, New Jersey—the City by the Bay, the birth place of Bon Jovi, the punchline of James Thurber's "More Alarms at Midnight" and yesterday, the site where New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed into law a series of new health reform initiatives, as

Rice-A-Roni may be the San Francisco treat, but health reform has been the topic du jour of late for the Bay City.

Even in a time of very tight state budgets, New Jersey's governor and legislature are taking major steps toward covering all of the state's residents, according to the Philadelpia Inquirer.

The typical medical student begins residency $139,000 in debt. On Scrubs, J.D.

About a month ago we wrote about the health care reform plan passed by the Connecticut legislature.