Senate GOP budget wins party-line approval from committee (Mohave Valley News)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate panel Thursday approved a scaled-back version of President Bush's budget, shorn of signature initiatives such as tax relief and cuts to federal benefit programs such as Medicare.

Hospice sponsors Senior Health Day at Doyle (Kerrville Daily Times)
Instead of asking seniors to seek out programs to assist them, Peterson Hospice decided to bring the resources to the seniors Friday during a Senior Health Fair at the Doyle School Community Center.

Evercare(R) Launches Educational Outreach Program to Answer Medicare Part D Questions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Evercare , a division of UnitedHealth Group, today announced a new community-based educational program to help inform seniors and caregivers in Houston and Boston about the new federal prescription drug plan, Medicare Part D.