Low-income Medicare assistance program reopens (Lebanon Express)
The Oregon Department of Human Services is reopening a federally funded program that helps low-income Oregonians pay for certain Medicare premiums. The QI-1 program pays the Medicare Part B premium for people with Medicare Part A and a monthly income below 135 percent of the federal poverty level.

Local effects of Medicare changes appear minimal, pharmacists say (Boonville Daily News)
On January 1 of this year, changes in the Medicare Part D began. The changes have caused quite a stir around the nation with talk of federal lawsuits - including one filed by Missouri Attorney Jay Nixon - and still more changes to follow.

Medicare Continues the Push for Medicare Advantage Plans (Senior Journal)
Feb. 23, 2006 The 2003 Medicare Modernization Act gave a big shot in the arm to the HMOs and PPOs in the Medicare Advantage Program in an effort to make more of these programs, which are usually less expensive than traditional Medicare, available to more senior citizens.