Earnings Preview: WellPoint (Sharewatch)
OVERVIEW: WellPoint partnered with CVS Corp. during the quarter to educate seniors on their options under Medicare Part D, the federal program where insurers manage Medicare prescription drug benefits.

Avoid Part D $299 Scam: Upfront Medicare Payment is Wrong (RedNova)
Figuring out the Medicare Part D plan is tough enough. But then the scam artists pick up the phone and stir up more trouble. Seniors and people with disabilities must be on high alert for scammers who are calling and requiring a $299 upfront payment to sign up for a prescription drug plan.

Senate should retool Medicare drug bill (Medina-Gazette)
ast week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation directing the government to negotiate with drug companies to lower prices for the 23 million beneficiaries of the Medicare drug plans.