Medicare Part D One Pharmacist's View (KAUZ Wichita Falls)
Last week, we showed you how Medicare Part D was working a hardship on senior citizens. The program is costing them more than they were led to believe in both higher premiums and co- payments. It's also working against pharmacists who are dealing first hand with seniors.

Free Medicare presentations offered to seniors (Daily Press)
Senior citizens in Isle of Wight and Suffolk who have questions about Medicare, Medicare Part D and the "Extra Help" benefit can sit in on presentations provided by Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia.

Congress votes to override veto on Medicare bill (AP via Yahoo! News)
Congress on Tuesday rejected President Bush's veto of legislation protecting doctors from a 10.6 percent cut in their reimbursement rates when treating Medicare patients.

Hawaii's senators vote to override Bush's veto on medicare bill (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KHNL) - Hawaii's congressional delegation voted to override President Bush's veto on an important medicare bill Tuesday. The veto was overriden by a vote of 70-26, (67 votes are needed).