Hospital lobby sees some relief from Medicare fee cuts as Congress acts (The Hill)
The hospital industry scored a significant victory over the Bush administration Wednesday as Congress took steps to scale back changes to Medicare s payment system for the facilities.

Medicare patients feeling the crunch (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
When Dan and Christine Morissette decided to move her ailing father from Seattle to live with them in Corvallis, their first order of business was to find a local physician to look after him.

Riley urges Medicare fraud awareness (Montgomery Advertiser)
Gov. Bob Riley and a trial lawyers group have launched a campaign to educate Alabama senior citizens about Medicare fraud.