Genzyme Corporation Selects Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy for 2008 Renagel Medicare Part D Assistance Program (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, one of the largest privately owned national specialty pharmacies, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Genzyme Corporation to administer their 2008 Renagel Medicare Part D Assistance Program.

Medicare cash flow surge for hospital (Mendocino Beacon)
"Things are really improving," said Mendocino Coast District Hospital CFO Wayne Allen at the year-end December directors' meeting. The chief financial officer reported Medicare had released $550,000 of $1.4 million due the district.

Will aging boomers lose benefits? (USA Today)
Will boomers see benefits such as Social Security and Medicare diminished during their long retirements? It's impossible to say for sure. Aware of their political muscle, Congress will likely try to shield those in or near retirement from cutbacks in Social Security benefits. But a rough consensus among experts is that a projected long-term explosion of health care costs could force sweeping ...