Senate budgeters target Medicare plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
When Doug Morris joined Medicare last spring, the retired college professor went right to work reading the handbook that explained his benefits, expenses and rights. All 107 excruciating pages.

State is moving EPIC seniors into Medicare drug plan (The Journal News)
Some 111,000 New York seniors who avoided enrolling in the new federal drug coverage last year - many because they preferred the state's own prescription plan - will be added to Medicare Part D starting July 1.

CMS Proposes Reforms Of Compliance Requirements For Medicare Advantage Plans - Provisions Extend To Part D Prescription ... (Medical News Today)
To further safeguard Medicare beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today proposed strengthening its current oversight requirements and penalties for Medicare Advantage plans and Part D prescription drug plans. [click link for full article]