Senator: Region has worst Medicare crisis (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
After meeting with local doctors on Friday, U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez said Southwest Florida faces the most severe Medicare crisis in the state.

Will aging boomers lose benefits? (USA Today)
Will boomers see benefits such as Social Security and Medicare diminished during their long retirements? It's impossible to say for sure. Aware of their political muscle, Congress will likely try to shield those in or near retirement from cutbacks in Social Security benefits. But a rough consensus among experts is that a projected long-term explosion of health care costs could force sweeping ...

Medicare boasts of supply bids (The Hill)
Medical equipment suppliers are lining up in droves to take part in a new Medicare competitive-bidding program the industry has sharply criticized for being exclusionary, according to a senior official.

Envision OK'd as prescription drug plan for Medicare (BizJournals)
Envision Insurance Co. in El Dorado Hills is the nation's first company to be licensed as a stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan in California, state regulators confirmed Monday.