Settlement addresses needs of dual eligible Medicare, Medicaid patients (Naples Daily News)
The federal government no longer can turn its back on low-income Medicare beneficiaries. A settlement has been reached between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries who also qualify for Medicaid, known as dual eligibles.

Bush Administration Settles Nationwide Class Action in Medicare Prescription Drug Case (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Pursuant to a settlement agreement filed in federal court today in the Medicare Part D class action lawsuit Situ v. Leavitt, the Bush administration has agreed to make significant changes to its administration of the prescription drug benefit for low-income beneficiaries.

Increased Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Garden City News)
Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt (R, C, I - East Meadow) would like to inform his constituents that they may be eligible for increased prescription drug coverage from Medicare. The Medicare Part D low-income subsidy (LIS) can pay 75% or more of prescription drug costs for those who qualify. Many may even receive coverage for 95% of their prescription drug costs.