I found this in the Concord Monitor:
Meg Heckman’s “Some stranded by Medicare benefit” (Monitor, Feb. 13) was an important story. It is one of the few to counter the hype that Medicare Part D is dramatically cutting the cost of prescription drugs for all seniors.
Heckman describes how this legislation derailed the Medication Bridge Program, which […]

I found this on USA Today:

Medicare said Tuesday that it will pay for three forms of an expensive surgery to treat obesity, so long as the patients are treated in “high-volume centers that achieve low mortality rates.”
The move comes after device makers, surgeons and some patient advocates urged the agency to create a uniform national […]

I found this in The Washington Times:

Congress’ top accountant yesterday told House Budget Committee members that they should revisit the new Medicare prescription-drug program as one way to help reduce the amount of money that will be spent on health care.
David M. Walker, U.S. comptroller general, and other budget analysts who […]

I found this in the Miami Herald:

Recent media coverage has devoted a great deal of attention to the challenges in implementing the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. Unfortunately, little has been said about how this new program might actually help beneficiaries.
A newly released study by the National Health Council shows that Medicare beneficiaries with the […]

I found this in the Times-News:

Tennessee Attorney General Paul Summers has issued a warning to seniors who are considering signing up for a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan: Beware of scams.
“Never give out personal identifying information - medical or financial - unless you know who you are talking to and are sure that the […]

This is from MarketWatch:

Text of President Bush’s radio address for Feb. 11, 2006
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today I want to talk to you about the new Medicare prescription drug coverage that went into effect on January 1st of this year.
When I came into office, I found a Medicare system that was antiquated and not meeting […]

From United Press International:

If a senior enrolls in a prescription drug plan for Medicare Part D before the 15th day of a month, the process is more likely to go smoothly, officials said.
A beneficiary, who enrolls after the 15th of the month may need to spend extra time at the counter working details out, said […]

Article compiled from The Washington Post

Harold Meyerson’s Jan. 25 op-ed called Medicare Part D a “mind-boggling failure.”
This program has been in effect barely a month. The transition is not without problems, but it is not the disaster that Mr. Meyerson described.
Medicare is responding to many of the initial program glitches by issuing guidance to plans […]

Story and following information found at The LA Times:

I was defeated by the new Medicare drug program.
The weapon used against me was Medicare’s “plan finder,” a website that churns out a list of private Medicare drug plans, along with their estimated annual costs, based on the prescriptions the user types in. The website then […]

I found this on Bloomberg:

Older Americans who wait until after May 15 to enroll in the U.S. Medicare drug plan may have to pay extra fees for the rest of their lives, said consumer advocacy groups seeking to extend the deadline.
Under a 2003 law, the premium costs that Americans pay to receive the new […]