UnitedHealth Group Now Offers Low-Cost Medicare Supplement Plans in Maine through the AARP Health Care Options Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.----July 20, 2006--The AARP Health Care Options Program today announced it now has available two new reduced-premium Medicare supplement plans for AARP members in Maine.

Baby boomers to face higher health costs (The Plain Dealer)
Washington -- Old age will be anything but comfortable for retiring baby boomers who develop chronic health conditions and haven't saved enough to pay their medical bills.

Medicare Part D Helps Beneficiaries, Changes Are Needed Say Majority Of Health Care Opinion Leaders (Medical News Today)
Respondents agree with policies to reduce complexity, change benefit structure, improve low-income benefitNew York City, July 14, 2006 -- Two-thirds of respondents to the latest Commonwealth Fund Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey agree (strongly agree or agree) that enactment of Part D was on balance good for beneficiaries, but majorities also support basic changes to the law. [click link for