Proposed Medicare cuts could hurt Hospice (KAALtv.com)
(KAAL)---Proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid could mean a drastic reduction in hospice services for the terminally ill. "And when she stood up, the whole weight of her body came down on her legs and caused her thigh bones to break," Curtis Dorgan says.

Medicare Part D spells boon for local health insurance players (BizJournals)
The most recent Medicare and Medicaid enrollment period brought health care to millions of new enrollees across the nation. And for two local companies that have dug deeper into the Medicare Part D market, it's meant a significant jump in business.

Helping the Sandwich Generation With Medicare Part D (RedNova)
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- You arrive home from work exhausted. But there's dinner to be made. Homework to be reviewed. Lunches to be packed. A big Golden Retriever that needs to be walked. Then you remember that you promised your parents you'd call tonight! They need your help.

Medicare Benefit Appears to Slow Spending Growth on Drugs (Washington Post)
Federal number crunchers said yesterday that the new Medicare drug benefit appears to be slowing the growth in national spending on prescription medicines because the drug plans are negotiating lower prices with drug companies.