Medicare Part D costs down, Oregon enrollment up (BizJournals)
A new national survey found that 84 percent of eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries in Oregon have enrolled in the program for 2008, up 5 percent from the previous year to 358,923 members.

CHT CEO Participates In Roundtable With Secretary Leavitt (Medical News Today)
Center for Health Transformation CEO Nancy Desmond participated in a small roundtable discussion in Georgia on Febraury 20th, featuring Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt, U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D. and Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, along with approximately twenty Georgia leaders.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-02-13 13:35 GMT: CVS Caremark/Universal American to end Medicare part D alliance at year-end 2008 (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - CVS Caremark Corp. and Universal American Corp. Wednesday said their strategic alliance covering the prescription pathway Medicare part D prescription drug plan program will end as of Dec. 31, 2008.