From the Detroit Free Press:

Thousands of Michiganders are running out of life-saving medicines after spending hours waiting on hold for help with their new Medicare prescription drug plans.
The drug coverage plan — the most monumental change in the Medicare program in 40 years — continues to be plagued by significant and widespread problems:
# Tens of […]

From the Seattle Times:

More than 2 million people have voluntarily enrolled for the new Medicare prescription-drug benefit in the past month, exceeding projections by the Bush administration.
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt touted the enrollment numbers on Monday as good news for a program that has stumbled in the early going. About 20 states […]

Happy New Year! Medicare Part D is now in effect. I’m sure we’ll have plenty of news over the next few months as this concept gets put into practice.