Friday Blog Roundup

Bloggers help us stay up to date on the stimulus packageâs latest permutation:

Elsewhere:

Joseph Paduda at Managed Care Matters points out that the government is already proving its ability to deliver quality healthcare.

Sarah Rubenstein at WSJâs Health Blog reports on how Wal-Mart changed its employee health coverage after criticism from advocacy groups.

Ken Ward Jr. at Coal Tattoo considers the possibility that weâre approaching âpeak coal.â

Rob Perks at Switchboard highlights movies that show the toll of mountaintop-removal mining.

Tom Laskawy at Gristmill looks into the possibilities for donating produce rather than wasting it.

Rebecca Greenberg at Triple Pundit explores the potential of healthcare franchising to meet health needs in Africa.

Tracy Clark-Flory at Broadsheet criticizes Oprah for relying on a celebrity spokesperson rather than medical experts when discussing the use of hormone replacement therapy.

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