Obama stimulus funds 15 billion dollar health payments (TODAYonline)
Two people, seen here in May 2006, walk inside a Medicare Services office on the last day for enrollment in the Medicare Part D program in New York City. President Barack Obama on Monday said his administration would immediately pour 15 billion dollars of economic stimulus payments into safeguarding health care for low-income families.

New Study Measures Effects Of Medicare Part D On Prescription Drug Use, Cost Sharing For Senior Beneficiaries (Medical News Today)
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School, and Adheris, Inc., an inVentiv Health company, announce today a new study highlighting the effects of Medicare Part D coverage on the use of selected essential drugs and out-of-pocket spending among seniors without prior drug coverage.