Medicare to play big role in health care overhaul (AP via Yahoo! News)
Older Americans could see big changes in Medicare as a result of a health care overhaul, lawmakers and experts said Tuesday as Congress began working on the sweeping legislation.

Joppel's Online Medicare Tool Is an Official Honoree of the 2009 Webby Awards (PRWeb)
Joppel, Inc., a start-up company based in Irvine, CA, is distinguished as an Official Honoree of the 2009 Webby Awards. Joppel is a powerful Medicare-plan search tool for consumers. The Web-based application, Joppel.com, is a free tool designed to match consumers to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) and Medicare Supplement (Medigap) health plans. (PRWeb Apr 21, 2009) Read ...

Opinion Pieces Discuss Medicare Reform Strategies (Medical News Today)
The Washington Times on Sunday published two opinion pieces about Medicare reform. Summaries appear below.Len Nichols, Washington Times: Because Medicare makes up 20% of total government spending, the U.S. "should start thinking of health, Medicare and fiscal reforms as inexorably linked," Nichols, director of the New America Foundation's Health Policy Program, writes.