Lawmakers Question Duplicative Retiree Drug Coverage (Washington Post)
More than 200,000 federal retirees are enrolled in two government-sponsored prescription drug programs, and the duplicative coverage may cost more than $200 million annually, according to two House members.

Numbers help show expansion of Medicare drug benefit (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Prescription drug coverage for the 735,800 older and disabled Minnesotans on Medicare has vastly expanded under the program's drug benefit that began in 2006, a new federal report says.

Federal Diary Live (Washington Post)
The Post's Stephen Barr is the author of The Federal Diary, which runs Monday through Friday in the Business news section. Steve has been a reporter and editor at The Post since 1979, including stints as Federal Page editor, congressional editor and a National staff writer covering federal management and workplace issues. He began writing the column in May 2000, and takes the column live to ...

Elder Law Seminars Hosted By Flushing House (Queens Courier)
Are you a senior citizen stuck on a financial roller coaster due to the Medicare Part D doughnut hole? Did you know the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act makes it more difficult for seniors and the disabled to obtain Medicaid benefits?