Burns: Medicare is truly the elephant in the room (Houston Chronicle)
If the fate of Social Security were a children's fairy tale, it would be called The Monster That Ate Social Security. According to economist Alicia Munnell, retiree out-of-pocket expenditures to cover premiums, deductibles and co-pays for parts B and D of Medicare will gobble up 29 percent of the average Social Security benefit check this year .

Welch calls for Part D revamp (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
MONTPELIER -- A new report by his congressional committee demonstrates the need for large changes in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch said Monday. ... - By LOUIS PORTER Vermont Press Bureau

Majority of House of Representatives Support Common-Sense Fix to Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (The San Francisco Examiner)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. ( Map ) - ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bipartisan support for prompt reimbursement of Medicare Part D prescription drug claims to community pharmacies continues to grow.

Medicare Rx Plan: Overhead Too High? (CBS News)
Insurance company data show that administrative costs and profit taking by insurers are limiting seniors' savings under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, according to a report issued by congressional Democrats.