CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard)
EPIC can help cover cost of prescriptions Q. Any advice on how to pay for prescription drugs when you end up in the Medicare Part D doughnut hole?

Average Monthly Cost of Basic Medicare Drug Plan to Jump $3 in 2009, Says CMS (Senior Journal)
Aug. 20, 2008 - The average monthly premium that senior citizens should expect to pay for standard Medicare Part D coverage in 2009 will be $28, which is about $3 higher than this year but 37 percent lower than was projected back in 2003. As the drug program enters its fourth year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says this projection is based on plan bids that reflect nationwide ...

Kennedy's absence leaves void, many say (USA Today)
This could be the first Democratic Convention in 40 years without an appearance by Edward Kennedy, who has done more to rouse, amuse, tease and just plain fascinate these quadrennial gatherings than any living politician.

Report Rejects Medicare Boast of Paring Fraud (The Hendersonville Times-News)
Medicare officials 2006 statements that they had reduced the number of fraudulent and improper claims were misleading, a draft report says.