NCOA's New BenefitsCheckUp Feature Assists Organizations in Applyingfor Medicare's Extra Help (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) announced today the launch of a new feature of its powerful online BenefitsCheckUp service that enables community organizations and state agencies to help some 3 million people with limited income and resources apply for the Extra Help through Medicare's Prescription Drug Coverage (also known as Part D).

Incumbent says money saved, more benefit from Medicare Plan D (South Bend Tribune)
SOUTH BEND -- U.S. Rep. Chris Chocola is well aware of the "doughnut hole" and why it exists, because he was one of the members of Congress who voted for Medicare Part D legislation when it passed in late 2003.