Pearce staff to hold Medicare drug forum (The Deming Headlight)
WASHINGTON, D.C. As part of U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce's ongoing commitment to helping seniors address their questions and needs relating to Medicare and its new prescription drug program, the 2nd District lawmaker's Washington, D.C. and district staff will holding forums in Silver City and Deming in the next two days.

Bill Would Create Bipartisan Commission To Provide Recommendations For Maintaining Medicare, Social Security Programs (Medical News Today)
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) on Monday introduced a bill to establish a permanent, bipartisan commission that would provide recommendations to maintain the future solvency of Medicare and Social Security, CQ Today reports (Wayne/George, CQ Today, 1/22). [click link for full article]

Managed Care Experts, American Pharmacist Association, Prilosec OTC Partner to Demystify Part D (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
As Medicare Part D enters its second year, Medicare experts have come together to develop a program to help seniors avoid the coverage gap -- the point at which Medicare stops paying for any portion of prescription medications and patients have to pay 100 percent of the medication costs out-of-pocket.