Medicare Running Out of Funds, Requiring Changes (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
March 25 (Bloomberg) -- Spending on Medicare, the U.S. health-care program for the elderly, will reach a legal limit by 2014, requiring the next president to propose changes.

AARP: Brand name drug prices soar (Ahwatukee Foothills News)
According to a report released by the American Association of Retired Persons, pharmaceutical companies have substantially raised prices on 220 brand name prescription drugs most commonly used by people in Medicare Part D since implementation of the drug benefit in 2006.

AARP Unhappy With Court Decision On Retiree Health Benefits (KTHV Little Rock)
The AARP is not pleased with a Supreme Court decision on retiree health benefits. The justices Monday let stand a federal policy that allows employers to reduce their health insurance expenses for retired workers once they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare.

AARP 'Deeply Disappointed' by Supreme Court Decision on Retiree Health Care Benefits (The San Francisco Examiner)
WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by AARP Legislative Policy Director David Certner on the Supreme Court decision today declining AARP's request to review a federal rule allowing employers to reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they reach 65 and become eligible for Medicare.