GAO Report Examines Effects Of Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy On Access To Prescription Drugs (Medical News Today)
"Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy: Assets and Income Are Both Important in Subsidy Denials, and Access to State and Manufacturer Drug Programs Is Uneven," Government Accountability Office: The report examines the importance of assets and income in low-income subsidy denials in 2006 and 2007 and state and manufacturer programs providing access to prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.

Federal deficit soaring, but McCain, Obama offer no answers (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON Just weeks before the government's fiscal year ends Sept. 30, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday projected a near-record federal budget deficit of $407 billion, sharply higher than White House projections six weeks ago and more than double last year's figure.

Low income Medicare recipients may be eligible for extra benefit (Lebanon Express)
An estimated 22,000 Oregonians with Medicare qualify for assistance paying for prescription drug insurance but aren't taking advantage of this benefit.