Medicare to Stop Paying for Errors (R News)
Medicare isn't going to pay for medical errors any more. It's going to stop paying the costs of treating medical problems that develop after a patient is hospitalized.

PCMA: Part D Plans Continuing to Provide Robust Savings and Access for Beneficiaries (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
According to new data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the 2008 average beneficiary premium for standard Part D coverage is roughly $25, a figure far lower than the $41 figure that was originally estimated in 2003. The relatively stable premium figure confirms the success of Medicare prescription drug plans' (PDPs) ability to continue providing savings and access ...

New Online Tools Helps Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Prepare for the Part D Doughnut Hole (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Medicare-PartD.com released a free, easy-to-use online Doughnut Hole calculator to help Medicare Part D beneficiaries and advocates estimate their potential prescription drug costs and coverage gap exposure for 2007 and 2008.