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. ...

Study shows generics now own 63% of Medicare Part D market (News-Medical-Net)
Wolters Kluwer Health, a division of Wolters Kluwer, has released the results of a study that looks at key statistical outcomes of the Medicare Part D (MPD) prescription drug program.

Hospitals Part of Experiment (The Lakeland Ledger)
WINTER HAVEN | Perform well and get rewards. Score low and face the consequences. Winter Haven and South Florida Baptist hospitals encountered that carrot-or-stick approach during a demonstration project that may lead to nationwide changes in how Medicare pays hospitals.