Medicare Cut Freeze Causes Controversy On Capitol Hill (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - A freeze from the White House Monday prevented a 10 percent cut in pay for doctors who treat Medicare patients, allowing lawmakers up to 10 days to vote to block the cuts.

Medicare Part D plagues system (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
BARRE -- It's no secret that Medicare Part D, the private-sector prescription drug program that was rolled out in 2006, got off to a rocky start. Elderly beneficiaries struggled to make sense of a multitude of bewildering plans. Pharmacists phoned Medicare for information and endured interminable waits. Many patients whose prescriptions had been paid for under Medicaid couldn't get them filled. ...