Better access to Medicare Part D needed (The Ashland Daily Press)
The federal government's Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit for seniors has a good program for seniors with the lowest incomes those earning about $15,000 a year or less with assets of less than about $11,500.

Medicare Rx bill is subject of latest veto threat (The Hill)
The White House Tuesday officially announced that President Bush would veto pending Senate legislation that would allow the government to negotiate for the price of drugs under the Medicare Part D prescription-drug benefit.

Analysis: Senate Defeats Part D Bargaining (RedNova)
By TODD ZWILLICH In a defeat for Democrats, a bill giving the U.S. government the power to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies for lower Medicare prices was blocked Wednesday in the Senate.

Grassley leads stalemate over Medicare drug $$ (The Des Moines Register)
Washington, D.C. - A bill that would allow the government to negotiate Medicare prescription drug prices stalled in the Senate today, halted by...