Medicare Officials Say Computer Glitches Main Cause of Drug Program Problems (Senior Journal)
Jan. 27, 2006 - At a forum sponsored yesterday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid said most of the problems senior citizens were having with enrollment in the new prescription drug plans were problems created by the computer system.

More patients asked to pay first (The News & Observer)
Unpaid bills lead to tougher policies.

Bush pushes cure for health care tab (Detroit News)
WASHINGTON -- After decades of opposing anything smacking of universal health care, U.S. manufacturers and other businesses are increasingly looking for help from state and federal lawmakers to deal with soaring medical costs.