Scouts to aid Medicare effort (The Republican)
jo-ann.moriarty @newhouse.comWASHINGTON - Springfield Boy Scouts will canvass city neighborhoods door to door next week as part of a mission to alert senior citizens about the upcoming open enrollment of the federal Medicare prescription drug program and also provide them with information about a subsidy available to low-income seniors to help pay for their medicines.

Medicare-Run Rx Drug Plan Proposed (WebMD)
Seniors would have the option of a Medicare-run Part D prescription drug plan under a bill introduced by Democrats in Congress.

Medicare Tries to End Confusion Over Part D (WKBW-TV Buffalo)
Some seniors say that medicare has been too confusing. Representatives were on hand at the Salvation Army to offer answers Wednesday. Seniors like Mary Ann Lewandowski say medicare doesn't do a good enough job explaining it's coverage for prescriptions.

Medicare-Administered Drug Benefit Would Be More Affordable, Comprehensive, Stable Than Current Private Insurance-Run ... (Medical News Today)
Older adults and persons with disabilities should have the option of choosing prescription drug coverage through the Original Medicare program to eliminate the consumer exploitation that plagues the current Medicare Part D drug benefit run by private insurance companies, concludes Consumers Union and the Medicare Rights Center in a report released recently. [click link for full article]