There are plenty more where that came from
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., is proposing a simple, straight-forward plan to take some of the complexity and high cost out of the Medicare Part D prescription drug program -- and, oh yes, to save billions of dollars.

What Republicans Would Rather Spend Money on Than Medicare
COMMENTARY | Medicare, along with Social Security, is an important part of America's social safety net. It's a promise to today's young workers that they won't be tossed aside once they've outlived their usefulness; that their medical bills will be taken care of when they're old and in poor health, and can't work or pay for their own insurance anymore. And it's a program that most young workers ...

Welch: Medicare bill would save billions per year
BENNINGTON -- Vermont Democratic Congressman Peter Welch has introduced legislation calling for negotiation of drug prices for Medicare Part D beneficiaries, a move he said could save billions per year over the next decade.