Medicare Part D Helps Beneficiaries, Changes Are Needed Say Majority Of Health Care Opinion Leaders (Medical News Today)
Respondents agree with policies to reduce complexity, change benefit structure, improve low-income benefitNew York City, July 14, 2006 -- Two-thirds of respondents to the latest Commonwealth Fund Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey agree (strongly agree or agree) that enactment of Part D was on balance good for beneficiaries, but majorities also support basic changes to the law. [click link for

Medicare Part D has 'donut hole' that could trap thousands (Star-Gazette)
Tens of thousands of Upstate New York senior citizens could fall through the cracks of the new Medicare drug plan, according to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer.

Center For Medicare Advocacy Releases Medicare Part D Progress Report, USA (Medical News Today)
The Center for Medicare Advocacy, the nation's oldest and leading Medicare advocacy group, is releasing a progress report with policy solutions to improve the Medicare prescription drug benefit. [click link for full article]

Medicare Plan D Headaches Persist: Report (WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News)
Six months after it was introduced, the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit is still causing headaches for many beneficiaries, says a report released Wednesday by the Center for Medicare Advocacy.