Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Will Remain Focus Of AARP, CEO Novelli Says (Medical News Today)
AARP CEO Bill Novelli on Wednesday said his group will continue to push for changes to the Medicare prescription drug benefit, McClatchy-Tribune Business News/Palm Beach Post reports. In an interview, Novelli said of the benefit, "We felt year one was good, but we never said it was a perfect plan. [click link for full article]

Cheapest Medicare drug policies to run 44% more next year (Boston Globe)
WASHINGTON -- The cheapest drug insurance policies under Medicare will cost elderly and disabled Americans 44 percent more next year, based on rate quotes published by the government health program.

Medicare: Web site to help choose plan is up and running smoothly (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Medicare's updated Web site for the agency's prescription drug benefits is launched and appears to be running smoothly - unlike last year, when computer problems and delays abounded. The agency launched it Friday to help beneficiaries compare drug plans at http://www.medicare.gov before open enrollment for 2007 begins Nov. 15.