Coverage gap looms for some Medicare enrollees (MLive.com)
WASHINGTON -- More than 194,000 Michigan seniors could soon be looking at a gaping hole in their Medicare prescription drug coverage, as beneficiaries tumble into the Part D "doughnut hole."

Dems use Medicare 'doughnut hole' as issue (The Herald-Tribune)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats and other critics of the Medicare prescription drug benefit have launched attacks on the program and its Republican backers, attempting to turn drug coverage into an election-year soft spot for the GOP.

Medicare Drug Benefit Unlikely To Determine 2006 Congressional Elections, According To GOP Pollster (Medical News Today)
The Medicare prescription drug benefit likely will not determine the result of the midterm elections in November, Republican pollster Bill McInturff said on Tuesday in a speech before the Generic Pharmaceutical Association, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full article]