Medicare-Administered Drug Benefit Would Be More Affordable, Comprehensive, Stable Than Current Private Insurance-Run ... (Medical News Today)
Older adults and persons with disabilities should have the option of choosing prescription drug coverage through the Original Medicare program to eliminate the consumer exploitation that plagues the current Medicare Part D drug benefit run by private insurance companies, concludes Consumers Union and the Medicare Rights Center in a report released recently. [click link for full article]

Medicare Tries to End Confusion Over Part D (WKBW-TV Buffalo)
Some seniors say that medicare has been too confusing. Representatives were on hand at the Salvation Army to offer answers Wednesday. Seniors like Mary Ann Lewandowski say medicare doesn't do a good enough job explaining it's coverage for prescriptions.

Vangent and Human Arc Win Business With 13 Medicare Part D Plans (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Vangent, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare technology services, and Human Arc , a leading expert in governmental healthcare programs and member eligibility, today announced 13 prominent Medicare Part D plan sponsors retained their services to redeem members who recently received letters from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stating that they will lose their low income subsidies ...