Medicare keeps rates for most Part B drugs steady (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Medicare reimbursement rates for cancer, transplant and other drugs that must be given in a doctor's office will remain stable in the third quarter of 2006, officials for the federal insurance program said on Wednesday.

Medicare Part D Drug Prices Jumped 3.7% in Last Five Months (Senior Journal)
June 21, 2006 - Over the past five months, virtually all Medicare (Part D) plans raised their prices for the top drugs prescribed to senior citizens, according to a report issued yesterday by the health consumer organization Families USA. The report, based on pricing data submitted by the plans to the federal government, contradicts the Bush Administration's assertions that the new Medicare drug

Walgreen is prospering from Medicare plan (Northwest Herald)
Drugstores and their customers have grumbled plenty about the new Medicare Part D prescription-drug program, but you will not hear any griping from Walgreen Co.

Pennsylvania's APPRISE Program Honored for Medicare Part D Education Efforts (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Pennsylvania's APPRISE Medicare and insurance counseling service has received the U.S. Social Security Administration's Public Service Award for its outstanding work to educate Pennsylvanians about the new Medicare prescription drug benefit known as Medicare Part D.