Pharmacists Say Bush Medicare Drug Plan Threatens Their Livelihoods (Free Internet Press)
Pharmacists say they have been losing money under Medicare's new prescription drug benefit, and they have taken their concerns to the White House, forcing the administration to confront political problems caused by the rocky start of the program. In a meeting last week with Karl Rove, the president's senior adviser, the druggists said many independent pharmacies might have to shut their doors

Bush Expected Tuesday (R News)
In a couple of days, the Rochester area will get to hear directly from the commander-in-chief on one of his key initiatives. President Bush will be in Canandaigua on Tuesday to promote the new Medicare Prescription drug program. It is also known as Part D.

US Senate Budget Committee Budget Proposal Lacks Major Spending Cuts For Federal Health Programs, While Republican Plan (Medical News Today)
Senate Budget Committee Chair Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) on Wednesday proposed a fiscal year 2007 budget resolution that "essentially ignores President Bush's proposals to find a net $65 billion in savings from entitlement programs such as Medicare over the next five years," CQ Today reports (Dennis, CQ Today, 3/8)... click link for more info.