Top links of the day (and week) in health-care news:

Investigative journalism interview on insurance company’s denials of health claims William Heisel, reportingonhealth.org.

Part 2 of investigative journalism interview on insurance company’s denials of health claims William Heisel, reportingonhealth.org.

The cost variations in health care: what causes them? changehealthcare.com.

New Labels Will Soon Help Consumers Choose Health Plans Kaiser Health News.

Focus on lowering health care costs, not just insurance rates: Opinion Leif Wellington Haase, The San Francisco Chronicle.

Jeanne Pinder  is the founder and CEO of ClearHealthCosts. She worked at The New York Times for almost 25 years as a reporter, editor and human resources executive, then volunteered for a buyout and founded...