AARP is drug plan advocate, marketer (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
When Kim Andrews advises seniors in suburban Delaware County, Pa., on choosing a Medicare drug plan, she finds that the AARP-branded options are not typically the cheapest. The AARP plans often cost hundreds of dollars more a year than the lowest-priced competitors, according to estimates by the government's Medicare Web site, which Andrews uses. "They're usually not in my top 10 on a comparison ...

Senate Approves Medicare Bill That Would Delay Physician Fee Cut, Extend SCHIP Through March 2009 (Medical News Today)
The Senate on Tuesday by voice vote approved a "bare-bones" Medicare bill (S 2499) that would delay for six months a 10% physician fee cut and would extend SCHIP through March 2009, CQ Today reports. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the House will take up the measure on Wednesday.The legislation would increase Medicare physician fees by 0. [click link for full article]

AARP is drug plan advocate, marketer (Centre Daily Times)
When Kim Andrews advises seniors in suburban Delaware County, Pa., on choosing a Medicare drug plan, she finds that the AARP-branded options are not typically the cheapest.