Mitch McConnell: Medicare To Be Part Of Debt Ceiling Deal
WASHINGTON -- The Senate's top Republican said Friday that lawmakers should not fear voter backlash for trying to pluck savings from Medicare as part of a debt-reduction effort because it will take a bipartisan accord to tackle the popular program.

Mitch McConnell: Washington Should Trim Medicare
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,said Friday that lawmakers should not fear voter backlash for trying to pluck savings from Medicare as part of a debt-reduction effort because it will take a bipartisan accord to tackle the popular program. The remarks by the Senate's top Republican were noteworthy because they came three days after a Democrat won a special House election in a heavily Republican ...

UAM closes Medicare Part D business sale for $1.25 billion to CVS Caremark
Universal American Corp. today announced that it closed the sale of its Medicare Part D business to CVS Caremark on Friday April 29, 2011 for a purchase price of $1.25 billion plus excess capital relating to the Part D business.