States consider cutting drug help for seniors (San Francisco Chronicle)
Joanne Devlin needs about 20 prescription drugs to regulate her blood pressure, keep her arthritic joints limber and pain-free and control her asthma. She counts on financial help from Rhode Island when her Medicare Part D insurance plan maxes out and no... Related: Medicare Part D - Insurance - Rhode Island - Medicare - Health insurance

Millions of Medicare Beneficiaries Face Reduced Social Security Benefits (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
New Social Security recipients and upper-income seniors could face a steep increase in their monthly Medicare premiums for the next two years, according to an analysis released Tuesday by a nonprofit health research group.