Brian Gralnick: Fattening Medicare (HuffingtonPost)
A key part of Speaker Pelosi's 100-hour agenda, Medicare Part D, didn't even begin to address the problems with this program. To start with, this so called prescription drug "benefit" is not much a benefit at all. It's actually catastrophic insurance. For example, my Grandma Jean spends nearly $4,000 before her Part D plan really kicks in. The entitlement includes a doughnut-hole (coverage ...

Statement by Lois Aronstein, State Director, AARP New York: Governor's 'Patients First' Health Care Reform Promising ... (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Following is a statement by Lois Aronstein, state director, AARP New York, titled "Governor's 'Patients First' Health Care Reform Promising for Older New Yorkers":

[today] COMMUNITY CALENDAR (The Advocate)
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