House Democrats To Unveil SCHIP Draft Legislation That Includes Changes To Medicare (Medical News Today)
House Democrats on Sunday announced that they will unveil draft legislation within the next several days that would increase SCHIP funding by $50 billion over five years and make revisions to Medicare, the New York Times reports. [click link for full article]

Joint National TV Ads Urge Congress to Protect Medicare, Cover America's Kids (PNN)
AARP, representing nearly 39 million Americans 50-plus, and the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest physician group, joined forces to announce a national TV advertising buy to push for legislation that protects Medicare and extends health insurance to millions of uninsured children.

Groups step up pressure as House begins moving on $100B SCHIP bill (The Hill)
Lobbying, organizing and grassroots efforts to advance federal coverage of children s healthcare are intensifying this week as the House begins the difficult task of moving a massive bill through a divided chamber.

Campaign Notebook (Lowell Sun)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission has announced a new filing deadline for campaigns' reporting schedule in the race to fill former Congressman Marty Meehan's seat for the 5th Congressional District.