'Modest' Medicare cuts from Conrad to draw contrast with GOP
Sen. Kent Conrad's budget would not cut Medicare significantly to pay for deficit reduction. Read more...

New Edition of Best-Selling Book Contains Updated Data on Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Managed Medicaid
Managed Medicare and Medicaid Factbook: 2011, the newest book from the publisher of industry-leading newsletters Medicare Advantage News and Health Plan Week, tracks the enrollment trends, plan design information and market share statistics that are required for an effective strategic planning process.

American Pharmacies Says Medicare Part D Laws Not Enforced
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Pharmacies, a member-owned independent pharmacy cooperative based in Texas, is taking on Humana and Walmart via the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for discriminating against some pharmacies in Humana s new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP). Humana, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation s largest health insurers ...

WellCare 1Q earnings soar on Medicaid Part D gains
WellCare Health Plans Inc. said Friday its first-quarter earnings more than tripled as the government health insurance provider saw a big membership gain in Medicare prescription drug plans compared to last year, when enrollment fell mainly due to marketing sanctions from the federal government.