House Members Seek Vote On Bill To Revise Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Medical News Today)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday sent a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) to ask him to schedule a vote on a bill that would allow Medicare to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies for discounts on prescription drugs, a move that she said would save the program $2 billion annually, CQ HealthBeat reports. The letter -- signed by Pelosi and Reps.

Seniors Given More Time To Make PACE, Medicare Decision (WGAL via Yahoo! News)
Seniors now have more time to make a decision about enrolling in the new PACE Plus Medicare.

Wealthier seniors will pay higher premiums for Medicare (Sun-Sentinel)
Seniors with higher annual incomes may soon be reaching deeper into their pockets to pay for their Medicare.

Seniors Given Extra Time to Review PACE Plus Medicare; Helpline Operators Are Available On Evenings and Weekends (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Enrollees in Pennsylvania's PACE and PACENET prescription assistance programs now have until Sunday, Aug. 6, to accept assignment to a federal Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, Secretary of Aging Nora Dowd Eisenhower said today.