Medicare causing headaches (Observer-Dispatch)
The new Medicare prescription drug plan has caused a major headache for some seniors. "Oh what a mountain of paperwork," Mary Kennedy said of the ordeal she endured to ensure medication for her husband, James, would be covered.

Medicare coverage choices may be limited (Contra Costa Times)
After promoting the wide choices available to the elderly and disabled for Medicare drug coverage, the Bush administration is now considering limiting those options.

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Up, With Voluntary Enrollment Growing To Over 5M, HHS Secretary Leavitt Says (Medical News Today)
A total of more than five million Medicare beneficiaries have voluntarily signed up for the prescription drug benefit, including about 1.5 million beneficiaries who voluntarily enrolled in the last 30 days, the Bush administration said on Wednesday, the Palm Beach Post reports (Lipman, Palm Beach Post, 2/23)... click link for more info.