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The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and GE Healthcare have picked up three heavyweight partners in preparation for bidding on a vaccine development-manufacturing facility.

The Times Leader reports on ongoing union negotiations at local hospital.

The Daily American reports that Somerset Hospital Diabetes Education Center is hosting a free educational session called “Know Your Risk.”

State News

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Bill George, president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, is stepping down from his post after 20 years.

The Times Leader reports that a jury awarded $95 million in damages to the families of eight people who claimed their loved ones were among dozens of patients killed by a nurse.

Health Care Reform

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that House Democratic leaders have abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion, hoping they can secure the support for President Obama's health care legislation with showdown votes as early as next week.

The Washington Post reports that Democratic leaders said that they were increasingly inclined to release a final health-care bill that could accomplish two of President Obama’s top domestic priorities: guaranteeing coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans and vastly expanding federal aid for college students.

The Erie Times reports that U.S. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper (D-Erie) voted for health-care reform in November after co-sponsoring an amendment that restricted abortion funding, but she has not determined how she will vote on the Senate version of the bill with less restrictive abortion language.

The Patriot News reports on a protest outside Congressman Tim Holden’s (D-Schuylkill) office in opposition to President Obama’s health care reform plan.

The Associated Press reports that top Democrats say they are resolving disputes over President Obama's health overhaul plan, but they face decisions on subsidizing coverage and are still hunting votes to push the vast package through Congress.

The Central Penn Business Journal carries a story on President Obama’s delay of a scheduled Asian trip as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of sweeping health care legislation in days.

The New York Times also covers the story.

The Washington Post carries an opinion piece entitled, “If Democrats ignore health-care polls, midterms will be costly.”

The Washington Post reports that most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to an annual survey by the National Business Group on Health.

Medical News

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that an untold number of women with multiple sclerosis are not waiting to see if estriol wins approval as a therapy before using it.

The York Daily Record runs a story on a spate of recent reports suggesting that too many Americans—maybe even President Barack Obama—are being overtreated.

Miscellaneous

The American Hospital Association (AHA) issued a report that reveals spending on hospital care has grown more slowly than spending on other healthcare services.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that residents now can see the final report of the study done for Delaware County by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on the delivery of public-health systems.

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