AARP Calls Medicare Bill "Woefully Inadequate" (Medical News Today)
As Congress approaches the end of the legislative year, AARP Director of Government Relations David Sloane issued the following statement on efforts to pass a package of Medicare improvements. "Given the inability to find consensus on a broader Medicare improvement package, the short term package coming before the Senate this week is the path of least resistance and is woefully inadequate. ...

Senior Citizens Smarter About Medicare Plans in Closing Days of Open Enrollment (Senior Journal)
Dec. 28, 2007 In the closing days of Medicare's open enrollment period, when senior citizens can make changes to their health plans, the largest provider of Part D prescription drug plans is finding seniors much more knowledgeable about the program. The deadline for changes is December 31.

Open enrollment for Medicare ends Monday (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Time is running out for Medicare beneficiaries to change or enroll in a prescription drug plan for next year. Open enrollment ends at midnight Monday. After the deadline, most California seniors with Medicare will be locked in or out of a prescription drug plan for all of next year.