Americans Who Are Not Taking Advantage Of Lower- Cost Generic Prescriptions Are Wasting Their Hard-earned Money - AARP (Medical News Today)
According to a new report released by AARP, manufacturer prices of 185 widely used generic drugs in Medicare Part D decreased by an average of 9.6 percent in 2007. A report from AARP earlier this year showed that manufacturer prices of 220 of the most commonly used brand-name drugs by Part D enrollees increased by more than seven percent during the same period.

U.S. Senate GOP candidate Kirk Bushman calls for fiscal responsibility (Missoulian)
Editor's note: This is the first installment in a five-part series of individual profiles on the Republican U.S. Senate candidates, vying for the nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Max Baucus.

MAXIMUS Awarded Renewal on Medicare Appeals Contract (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
RESTON, Va.----The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has renewed its contract with MAXIMUS Federal Services, a subsidiary of MAXIMUS , for 2008 under a three-year contract under which MAXIMUS processes appeals related to the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.

HMSA offers free Part D talks (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Members of Hawaii Medical Service Association who have questions about their medications under Medicare Part D plans can get the answers from a free HMSA program.