CIGNA Expands Medicare Offerings for Individuals (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BLOOMFIELD, Conn.----CIGNA today announced a variety of new programs that will be available to Medicare eligible individuals for 2009. Some of the new offerings include Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plans with no costs for popular generic prescriptions used to treat common conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Seniors Connections To Host Assemblyman (Garden City News)
The Garden City Library will host the second in a series of three Senior Connections Public Forums - "Senior Issues" on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 1:30 PM. Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt will speak to seniors about health care proxies, the Epic Drug Program, Medicare Part D, and other topics of interest to senior citizens.

Medicare users urged to compare (The Argus Leader)
Federal health officials are encouraging Medicare participants to shop around for their prescription drug coverage next year because it could include significant price increases or changes regarding which drugs the plans will cover. Overall, the landscape for prescription drug coverage won't look dramatically different next year. The typical beneficiary still will have dozens of plans to choose ...

Seminar Available For Medicare Questions 2009 (WCMH Columbus)
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio-- Do you have questions about Medicare coverage in 2009? The Upper Arlington Chamber of Commerce Older Adult Resource Group will be hosting a free seminar on Medicare and Medicare Part D 2009 updates on Wednesday, October 29, 2008. The meeting will include updates to Medicare, the role of Medicare supplements, alternative Medicare programs and changes in the Medicare Part D ...