Medicare Part D signup deadline approaches (Terre Haute Tribune Star)
The Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging reminds older adults and persons with disabilities that there are just more than two weeks to sign up for the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and find out if they are eligible for extra help to assist in paying premiums for the program.

There is help with Part D (Wahpeton News)
In a conference call Monday, U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., gave a briefing on Medicare Part D, the prescription drug program.

NCPA Statement Urging Congress To Include Pharmacy Provisions In Medicare-Medicaid Legislation, USA (Medical News Today)
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is negotiating directly with House leadership on a must-pass Medicare bill this year. Baucus had contemplated having a Medicare-Medicaid mark-up in his committee last week, but with Congress' scheduled adjournment coming soon; he opted for this expedited option. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y. [click link for full article]

New Online Tool Claims One-Click Comparison of Medicare Drug Plans (Senior Journal)
Dec. 10, 2007 - There is a new tool online at Medicare-PartD.com, which offers a unique one-click comparison of the 2008 Part D prescription drug plans. The site sponsored by National Insurance Markets, an insurance broker, calls the new tool PDP-Compare.