Coventry Health Care Awards Medicare Pharmacy Services Contract to Medco (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. announced it will provide pharmacy services for Coventry Health Care, Inc. , a national managed health care company headquartered in Bethesda, Md.

Changing Medicare drug plans (Creston News Advertiser)
Most Iowans with Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) are required to use the plan they are enrolled in for the entire year. There are a few exceptions, however.

New Study Says Generic Drugs Now Own 63% of Medicare Part D Market - Up from 50% Less Than Three Years Ago (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Wolters Kluwer Health, a division of Wolters Kluwer, today released the results of a study that looks at key statistical outcomes of the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.

Settlement addresses needs of dual eligible Medicare, Medicaid patients (Naples Daily News)
The federal government no longer can turn its back on low-income Medicare beneficiaries. A settlement has been reached between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries who also qualify for Medicaid, known as dual eligibles.