Of all the stories percolating out there, one of the most important has gone without almost any media coverage. Only the Sun (and "Face to Face" this week) has done anything extensive on the proposed merger between local health care behemoth Sierra Health Services and national giant UnitedHealth Group. You have some very strange alliances here, too, with doctors and nurses linking arms to cry anti-competitiveness. And the Democrats have missed a political opportunity as the governor has been out there, too. The merged entity, though, has one of the best in the business - Jim Wadhams - as its front man, so this is one to watch, especially considering the economic and political ramifications.
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