Senate action on Medicare MD Pay Bill might be delayed due to Medicaid, war funding efforts, AARP lobbyist says (News-Medical-Net)
Senate action on legislation to delay a 10.6% Medicare physician fee cut might take a back seat to a supplemental spending bill for the Iraq war and a measure to delay new Medicaid regulations, AARP's lead lobbyist said on Friday, CQ HealthBeat reports. Kirsten Sloan, head of AARP's health legislative team, said efforts on the other two bills might delay the Medicare package until late May or ...

Plan offers a check on seniors' drugs (The News & Observer)
People older than 65 who are insured through the Medicare prescription drug plan can get a free, in-depth medications consultation.

Senate Action On Medicare MD Pay Bill Might Be Delayed Due To Medicaid, War Funding Efforts, AARP Lobbyist Says (Medical News Today)
Senate action on legislation to delay a 10.6% Medicare physician fee cut might take a back seat to a supplemental spending bill for the Iraq war and a measure to delay new Medicaid regulations, AARP's lead lobbyist said on Friday, CQ HealthBeat reports.

Bill Novelli to Remain CEO of AARP (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
AARP announced today that Bill Novelli has accepted the offer from AARP's Board of Directors to remain Chief Executive Officer until January 2010.