Federal gov't extends state Medicare coverage (BizJournals)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Friday the federal government has granted a waiver allowing the state to continue covering prescription-drug costs for low-income Minnesotans affected by a glitch in the new Medicare Part D program.

GASB Issues Proposed Staff Technical Bulletin Intended to Clarify Reporting of Medicare Part D Payments to State and (RedNova)
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Th

Independent Pharmacies Showcase Their Heroism and Rise above the Medicare Part D Chaos (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PHOENIX----Feb. 17, 2006--Community pharmacists have become supermen and superwomen during the shaky start to the 2006 Medicare Part D benefit. Paralleling those only found in blockbuster movies, the independent pharmacies of United Drugs have been the heroes, leaping over several flaws in the Medicare implementation process in order to take proper care of their senior patients.