Lower Medicare reimbursements plague county doctors (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
SANTA CRUZ -- Many Santa Cruz County primary care doctors refuse to see new Medicare patients, citing the low reimbursement rate they receive from the federal government.

Wellcare To Suspend Enrollment In Medicare Plans (Fox News)
Wellcare To Suspend Enrollment In Medicare Plans

Obama Plans Summit Next Week On Long-Term Budget Difficulties (Washington Post)
Less than a week after signing the largest economic stimulus package in U.S. history, President Obama is turning his attention to the nation's long-term financial condition with an unprecedented effort to rein in government spending.