Medicare Touts Rate of Benefit Sign-Ups (RedNova)
By Andi Atwater, The Wichita Eagle, Kan., The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Dec. 23--Medicare officials said Thursday that more than 21 million Medicare beneficiaries will have prescription drug coverage as of Jan. 1.

About 21M to Get Medicare Drug Coverage (AP via Yahoo! News)
About 10 percent of the seniors and disabled people with little or no prescription drug coverage have signed up for Medicare's prescription drug program, the government reported Thursday.