California Hospitals: Some are Suspiciously Error-Free

Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! Here's what we're checking out today:

Military Health: Could some of those famed military health benefits for veterans be on the chopping block? The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller and Thom Shanker investigate the prospects amid growing pressure to cut the national deficit.

Medical Errors: Did 87 California hospitals really go three years without any big mistakes in patient care? Doubtful, say state regulators. The hospitals have until tomorrow to explain themselves, reports Molly Hennessy-Fiske for the Los Angeles Times.

Hispanic Transplants: Fierce Healthcare's Sandra Lin looks at a Chicago hospital's transplant program believed to be the only one in the country to be run entirely in Spanish. Hispanics are flocking to the program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Doctor Bribes: In Canada, patients reportedly are bribing doctors in the public health care system with cash to get faster care, reports the Montreal Gazette's Charlie Fidelman.