N.D. Dems say Hamm ad campaigns on public dime (The Bismarck Tribune)
Republican Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm is using taxpayer money to help his election campaign by giving himself a prominent role in advertisements that promote Insurance Department help for seniors, Democrats say.

Mel Walsh: Uncle Sam's Medicare plans (The Union)
Did you hear the story about the geezer who was asked his opinion about government fund ing for health care? He said: "Medicare is working fine for me, so I don't want the government getting involved and messing it up."

Democrats see drugmaker windfall from Medicare (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. pharmaceutical companies benefited from a $3.7 billion "windfall" during the first two years of Medicare's prescription drug coverage, according to a report from Democratic congressional staff released on Thursday.