Baucus proposal would block cuts in Medicare payments (Helena Independent Record)
As the clock ticks on a July 1 deadline for cutting Medicare payments to physicians by 10 percent, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., says he s crafting a solution to block the cuts and beef up payments to primary-care doctors.

Deadline nears for Medicare Advantage plans (Akron Beacon Journal)
Time is running out for seniors and some younger disabled to sign up for optional Medicare managed-care plans.

Medicare Announces Expanded Coverage for Anticoagulation Patients, Opening the Door for More Patients to Test PT/INR ... (PRWeb)
Medicare Part B will now cover and pay for meter training, equipment and supplies for all long-term warfarin users who monitor their own PT/INR results at home with portable meters, such as the CoaguChek XS System for Patient Self-Testing. This expansion opens the door to increased patient access to testing, which could lead to better outcomes. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008) Read the full story at ...

Medicare Announces Expanded Coverage for Anticoagulation Patients, Opening the Door for More Patients to Test PT/INR ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Medicare Part B will now cover and pay for meter training, equipment and supplies for all long-term warfarin users who monitor their own PT/INR results at home with portable meters, such as the CoaguChek XS System for Patient Self-Testing.