My Daily Scribbles

Anthem Blue Cross plans to boost deductibles on some individual plans. You soon may not be able to judge your cost for healthcare by the name on the PPO insurance plan. For example, the PPO Share 500 plan will have a $550 deductible. State regulators are looking into it. Read more at lat.ms

Packers reward coach McCarthy with new multi-year contract Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy has been rewarded for his Super Bowl triumph with a multi-year contract extension, the NFL team said on Friday. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News

What do you think Howard Stern will do at the end of the 8 days that he has left? Will he accept a new contract from Sirius XM radio? Will he accept a tv show somewhere else? Will he go back to terrestrial radio? Or is the rumor of him having a deal with iTunes [...]

Why does Northrop Grumman drop out of the race for a $35 aerial refueling tanker contract? Sorry. I mean $35-billion.

In 2004, Pujols signed a 7-year $100 million contract, ending in 2011. During that time, A-Rod signed a 10-year $275 million contract, Alfonso Soriano signed an 8-year $136 million contract and Mark Teixeira signed an 8-year $180 million contract. Based on that and his crazy numbers, what kind of contract does Pujols deserve?