Seniors with Medicare Part D buying fewer drugs in Canada (The Plain Dealer)
St. Paul, Minn. -- Retired furniture store owner Don Brock quit buying prescription drugs from Canada this year, now that he's signed up for the new federal Medicare drug benefit.

Analysis:Part D Enthusiasm Dampens, Poll (RedNova)
By OLGA PIERCE Slightly less than half of seniors have enrolled or plan to enroll in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, and those who have are increasingly dissatisfied, according to a poll released Friday.

Show to discuss Medicare Part D (Akron Beacon Journal)
The new prescription drug benefit plan Medicare Part D will be the focus of a live PBS broadcast. WNEO/WEAO (Channels 45 & 49) will air Q&A: Medicare Part D at 9 p.m. Thursday. The panel will include Ann Womer Benjamin, director of the Ohio Department of Insurance; Francine Chuchanis, Medicare managed-care ombudsman for the Area Agency on Aging; and Barry Klein of Klein's Pharmacy.