No Part D penalty for extra help (Bradenton Herald)
McCLATCHY TRIBUNE

Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Reimbursement Delays Prompt Pharmacy Closures (Medical News Today)
Delays in reimbursements from Medicare prescription drug plans for medications dispensed have prompted a number of community pharmacies to close since the launch of the program in January 2006, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. [click link for full article]

Changes to Medicare Pulled from SCHIP Bill by Negotiators (Senior Journal)
Sept. 19, 2007 Democrats, particularly in the House, made a bold attempt to make significant changes in Medicare as part of the bill to reauthorize and expand SCHIP, the federal program providing health insurance to lower income children.