Most Retirees Must Sign Up for Medicare Part B (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
There are a few exceptions in which people with retiree health coverage mightn't have to sign up for Medicare Part B.

Houston Chronicle Examines Funding Problems For Texas Nursing Homes (Medical News Today)
The Houston Chronicle on Sunday examined funding problems at Texas nursing homes. According to the Chronicle, Medicaid payments for nursing homes in Texas have not kept pace with rising health care costs, and owners "say they cannot survive" with low reimbursements. Medicaid reimburses nursing homes in the state at a rate of $113 per beneficiary per day.

Senior briefs, February 21 (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
UPLAND Fun After Fifty meeting, potluck Fun After Fifty will conduct a club meeting and potluck at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Magnolia Recreation Center, 651 W. 15th St., Upland. Doors open at 10 a.m. Bingo will be offered after lunch. Information: (909) 985-0353.