Carlinville hospital agrees to pay $1.25 million to settle Medicare claims (Kansas City Star)
CARLINVILLE, Ill. - Carlinville Area Hospital will pay $1.25 million over the next five years to settle federal charges that the Macoupin County site filed false Medicare claims from early 1997 through late 2001.

Pharmacists Prepare for New Medicare Drug Benefit (NPR)
The new "Part D" Medicare drug benefit begins Jan. 1. The next hurdle is for the government to make sure patients' information gets into the huge Medicare database so pharmacists can get to it when it's time to fill prescriptions. Pharmacies and their staff are getting ready.