Rep. Stark Proposes Changes To Improve Comparison Of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Medical News Today)
House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Pete Stark (D-Calif.) at a hearing on Thursday said that he might push for measures this summer that would increase oversight of Medicare prescription drug plans, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full article]

Medical Imaging Companies Lobby Lawmakers To Reverse Medicare Physician Payment Cuts For Imaging Services (Medical News Today)
Companies in the medical imaging equipment industry are lobbying Congress to overturn Medicare cuts that took effect in January, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. The cuts reduced Medicare reimbursements to doctors for performing X-rays, MRIs and other tests. For example, reimbursements to doctors for MRI scans have decreased an average of 38% nationwide. The cuts are expected to save $2. [click ...

Resource Helps Seniors Manage the Medicare Drug Coverage Gap (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Some Medicare beneficiaries using the Part D prescription drug plan might find themselves in the coverage gap or "donut hole."

Medicare Part D Covering Common Medications at Low Co-payments (Kansas City InfoZine)
An examination of Medicare Part D plans in California and Hawaii reveals wide variations in drug formularies, but indicates that for many classes of drugs, it is possible to find at least one or more drug that is covered by nearly all Part D plans.