NextSteps: Medicare Part D needs a second look (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
In a recent column, we opined that one reason seniors' health-care costs are escalating so quickly is that Medicare is forbidden to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs on behalf of recipients.

Changes are in store for Medicare Part D users (phillyburbs.com)
Senior citizens are sorting through a myriad of plans and options for 2007.

2007 Medicare Part D enrollment begins today (Lebanon Express)
In order to receive Medicare prescription drug coverage in 2007, Medicare beneficiaries must choose from a significantly wider field of Medicare choices and have only six weeks to make a selection.

Congressman hosts Medicare Part D forum (The Daily News Transcript)
WESTWOOD -- Medicare s prescription drug programcame into existence Jan. 1 this year, but with a new opportunity for seniors to join the program or change their existing plan, one area politician is hosting an informational forum tomorrow.