Report: Medicare drug plan is not saving seniors much (Inside Bay Area)
Bay Area seniors are not saving significant money under Medicare's new prescription drug program, according to a report released Monday by most of the Bay Area's House Democrats.

Briefing Today on Proposal to Reform Medicare Beneficiary Complaint Program (Newswise)
Today, the American Health Quality Association released a policy proposal calling for major reforms of a program directed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that investigates complaints by Medicare beneficiaries about quality of care.

Local News NDP urges PM to uphold integrity of medicare (Thunder Bay Post)
The federal NDP leader wants Prime Minister Stephen Harper to uphold the principles of medicare. Jack Layton hopes the PM will stop any proposals of privatization from the provinces in their tracks. The comments come after the release of Alberta's so-called Third Way plan on health-care reform.