I found this editorial in the Houston Chronicle:

The good news about the new Medicare drug benefit
Seniors are already seeing savings in prescription prices
By U.S. REP. TOM DELAY
TWO years ago, when Congress took up a bill to strengthen and improve Medicare and provide American seniors with a prescription drug benefit, I didn’t need any convincing. It […]

Today, November 15, is the first day of Medicare Part D’s open enrollment period. The program won’t begin until January 1, however. If this is your first time looking into Medicare Part D, I recommend checking out the Medicare Part D Overview.
It’s a good thing that seniors have plenty of time to enroll […]

As part of the Detroit Free Press’s series on Medicare Part D, the question of whether or not Veterans need Medicare Drug Coverage has been answered.

ANSWER: Your VA coverage is considered as good as Medicare’s coverage, therefore you may keep the VA coverage and waive the Medicare Prescription Drug coverage.
If you change your mind later, […]

From MLive.com:

Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit - which starts Jan. 1 - is giving many companies a headache as they scramble to decipher the guidelines.
In fact, some employers - either because they’re unprepared or unaware - will likely miss the Nov. 15 deadline to send eligible employees, retirees and dependants a notice that essentially defines […]

From the Tuscon Citizen:

Oops. The government’s official handbook for explaining Medicare to beneficiaries contains an error about the new prescription drug benefit, which kicks in Jan. 1.
The 35 million handbooks are being shipped in waves. Some beneficiaries may get them this weekend.
Gary Karr, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the […]

From the Savannah Morning News:
Paying a monthly premium of about $32, as well as the first $250 of drug costs a year, doesn’t sound like affordable prescription drug coverage to Lula Mae Herron.
John Tomat’s first question for private plans: “Will they be allowed to make their premiums go up and down whenever they want?”
Bill Broker, […]

Overview:
Medicare Part D is the new prescription drug benefit program scheduled to begin on January 1st, 2006. The Medicare Part D Insurance Policies are going to be administred by private companies, and cost approximately $35 per month. Anyone currently enrolled in Medicare Part A and/or Part B are eligible to enroll in a […]

According to The World Peace Herald, less than one third of Medicare beneficiaries plan to sign up for the new prescription drug benefit. This information is based on a survey of 821 seniors nationwide conducted by DSS Research in Fort Worth, Texas.

“It takes a lot more than a few ads or speeches to help […]

I am launching this blog in an attempt to keep interested seniors up to date on the latest Medicare news, as well as the ever changing market of Medicare Supplement Insurance. I will be posting links to articles, commenting on them, and also trying to provide advice on how to make sure we all […]