Columbus Day Round-Up

We're taking the day off, pretty much, but here's some reading for you in the meantime.

An alternative to primary care docs or ERs, urgent care clinics.

Washington area hospitals shift to private rooms.

Tea Partier Rand Paul says wealthy should pay more for Medicare.

New poll shows how complicated Americans are -- we want smaller government, but we want Social Security and government regulation of fields like health care. Hmmm.

It's getting close to open enrollment season. The Wall St. Journal tells us what to expect.

And here's a really interesting piece -- a cure for autoimmune disease? Worth a try.

Jennifer