AARP official: 'A scary time' (The Republican)
SPRINGFIELD - Economic uncertainty affects everyone, but the new head of the state chapter of the AARP says the elderly can be particularly vulnerable.

Medicare System Overhaul Proposed by Two Senators (New York Times)
Leading senators from both parties said that they would make changes in Medicare to reward or penalize doctors, hospitals and nursing homes according to the quality of care they provided.

Bridging a generational divide (Pasadena Weekly)
Bridging a generational divide

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries (Medical News Today)
"Blog Watch" offers readers a roundup of health policy-related blog posts.The recession's effects on health care continue: National Journal's Marilyn Weber Serafini on the Health Care Expert Blog says the Medicare Trustees are expected to predict the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund will run out of money earlier than the more recent prediction of 2019, in part due to the economy.