More retirees looking at higher health costs, less coverage (Lincoln Journal Star)
After failing in their quest to win a court injunction last month, several hundred Windstream retirees started off 2009 doing something they d never had to do before: paying part of the premiums for their company-provided health insurance.

APhA And NASPA Applaud Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services For Revising MTM In Its 2010 Draft Call Letter To ... (Medical News Today)
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) applaud the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for including extensive revisions to medication therapy management (MTM) programs in its 2010 Draft Call Letter to Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Plans.

CMS Announces Course Of Action To Identify Protected Classes Of Prescription Drugs (Medical News Today)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an interim final rule that makes sure beneficiaries with conditions such as epilepsy, mental illness, and depression will not be discouraged from enrolling in any Part D plan, nor experience any interruptions in their drug therapy. The public comment period for this rule closes on March 17, 2009.