Lawmakers, executives discuss health care reform (Deseret Morning News)

In an effort to show they are part of the health-care crisis solution, not the problem, a contingent of medical insurance executives spent Wednesday in Salt Lake talking with a contingent of small business executives and state lawmakers.

Democratic National Committee Approves Platform With Health Care Language; Obama Campaigns In Iowa (Medical News Today)

The Democratic National Committee on Monday during the Democratic National Convention voted to adopt a non-binding party platform that includes language about health care, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. According to the AP/Newsday, the platform in large part follows recommendations from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.

Health Care 'Great Unfinished Business Of 20th Century,' Sen. Kerry Writes In Opinion Piece (Medical News Today)

"Today, quality health care for all stands alone as the great unfinished business of 20th century progressive social legislation," and "we must now realize that our failed health care system is not just a moral challenge -- it's a major economic liability, too," Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) writes in an opinion piece in The Hill.

Modeling Health Care Logistics in a Virtual World (Newswise)

University of Arkansas researchers are using Second Life, the popular three-dimensional virtual world in which people work and play online, as a platform for modeling efficient health care delivery.

Health Insurance Industry Listens to Health Care Concerns of Utah Small Business Owners (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) today met with Utah small business owners at a roundtable discussion on health care issues at the Salt Lake Chamber.