Top news:
Medicare 10.6% pay cut reversed as Congress overrides Bush veto The AMA played a prominent role in turning the tide on the bill. Efforts included ads slamming senators who voted against the measure in June.

In depth:
Med school for judges: A crash course in medical litigation Black robes mingle with white coats to learn about medical science and how to apply it to complex court cases.

Medicine's business:
Insurers are the new worried well (America's Health Insurance Plans annual meeting) In the wake of declining profits, health plan executives discuss what they need to do to remain viable. Their solution: focus on changing patient behavior.

"How to" library:
A successful sabbatical can take years of planning 

Elsewhere in the news:
House bill seeks to speed up adoption of health IT systems The legislation offers grants and loans for doctors and hospitals to buy information technology. But some experts say the proposed funding levels fall short.

5 years ago this week:
Measure stalls in Senate: "We'll be back," say tort reformers The AMA says the bipartisan offering in the Durbin-Graham bill won't solve the crisis facing physicians and their patients.

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