Social Security Administration Says It's Working With Wal-Mart, Others On Program (The Morning News)
LITTLE ROCK - Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue said Wednesday his agency is relying on Wal-Mart and other retailers to help sign up participants in an additional-assistance program for people eligible for the Medicare prescription drug program.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-02-13 13:35 GMT: CVS Caremark/Universal American to end Medicare part D alliance at year-end 2008 (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - CVS Caremark Corp. and Universal American Corp. Wednesday said their strategic alliance covering the prescription pathway Medicare part D prescription drug plan program will end as of Dec. 31, 2008.

Help available on Medicare plan options (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
The Ohio Department of Insurance is helping Ohio beneficiaries understand their plan options providing enrollment assistance and explaining how to avoid predatory sales practices during the Jan. 1 to March 31 Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment.

Medco Launches Medicare Part D Initiative to Promote ePrescribing (The San Francisco Examiner)
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. ( Map ) - FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As Congress considers a bill that would tie physicians' Medicare payments to their use of ePrescribing technology, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS ) today announced the launch of a national initiative to assist physicians of Medicare Part D patients in switching from hand-written to electronically ...