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Medicare Part D - How Will Health Reform Affect Medicare? Part D, Donut Holes,


How Will Health Reform Affect Medicare? Part D, Donut Holes, Limits, and More
WebMD answers the most common questions regarding Medicare and health reform. How will it change? Find out here.

Report: Medicare drug program vulnerable to fraud
Crooks are taking advantage of lax oversight in Medicare's Part D prescription drug program to obtain highly addictive drugs including oxycodone, Ritalin, and methadone, according to results of a federal probe.

Medicare Part D s doughnut hole is anything but sweet
Medicare recipients who fall into the doughnut hole received some welcome news on Jan. 1 when Medicare began providing a 50-percent discount for name-brand prescription drugs for those who will exceed their drug plan s initial coverage limit in 2011.

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