Seniors struggling with Medicare coverage (Moldova.org)
Nearly 279,000 U.S. senior citizens are struggling to cope with a series of errors related to Medicare Part D premiums.Betty Ives, a native of Oshkosh, Wis., said she has repeatedly found deductions for the Medicare premiums from her Social Security checks despite the fact she doesn't receive the benefits, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel said Thursday.The 81-year-old is among nearly 138,000 ...

Medicare Dis advantage (CBS News)
Privatized Medicare services can mean massive confusion for patients ? and big profits for insurance companies. In part one of a two-part series, Armen Keteyian takes an investigative look at the effects of Medicare privatization.

A landmark in corporate welfare (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Medicare Part D makes it easier for America's elderly to buy prescription drugs. It also gives drug companies a free ride on the backs of the next generation.