Set against proposed 30 percent cuts in state higher education funding, Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed 4 percent cut in Medicaid reimbursements looks reasonable enough. (Today)

J.P. Morgan was alleged to have been talking about yachts when he uttered his well-known financial axiom -- "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it" -- but the same is true of MRI machines and CT scanners. (Today)

Six months into its current fiscal year, the West Penn Allegheny Health System has lost $55.9 million -- including $34.1 million from September through December -- as the financially ailing system continues to experience drops in patient volume and revenue. (Today)

WASHINGTON --The Obama administration issued regulations Thursday requiring health plans to describe what they cover in clear, standardized language understandable to consumers. The regulations are an attempt to implement one of the much-anticiapted consumer protections provisions in the new health care law President Barack Obama signed in March 2010. (Today)

Allegheny County Health Department spokesman Guillermo Cole says he doesn't think there's an answer as to why, but he's happy to report that the Pittsburgh area's having a mild flu season to date. So far, there have been only five confirmed cases -- one believed to have been contracted by someone when traveling abroad -- with just the rest of February, March and perhaps April to go. (Yesterday)