Medicare patients feeling the crunch (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
When Dan and Christine Morissette decided to move her ailing father from Seattle to live with them in Corvallis, their first order of business was to find a local physician to look after him.

Even with Medicare, health costs can pile up (The News Journal)
One thing that might not be in your retirement plans: an annual cashectomy. If you don't plan carefully for your future health care costs, your retirement dreams could end up in the emergency room.