WNY insurers envision Medicare upswing (Business First of Buffalo)
Western New York health insurers are poised for growth from government initiatives that could direct more people into their Medicare plans.

Social Security, Medicare in trouble (KING5 Seattle)
Trustees for the government's two biggest benefit programs warned that Social Security and Medicare are facing "enormous challenges" with the threat to Medicare's solvency far more severe.

Economic Stimulus Payments Not Counted as Income for SSI or Part D Help (Senior Journal)
March 24, 2008 - The special economic stimulus payments authorized by Congress in February will not affect the benefits of persons receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Food Stamps, the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy or other federal benefits.