Navigating Medicare’s ups, downs (Boston Globe)

Since Jan. 1 , some 38.2 million Americans signed up for Medicare’s new prescription drug plan, known as Part D . Dr. Mark B. McClellan , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator , recently spoke with Globe reporter Diedtra Henderson about Part D’s ups, down, and future — as well as his.

Medicare Part D: Seniors plot how they’ll save on medications (Bonita Daily News)

Ward Shaw intends to switch Medicare Part D drug plans for his wife so she won’t end up in a coverage lapse again next year.

Medicare savings (San Mateo County Times)

OVER the past months, this column has commented on continuing increases in annual Medicare premiums following the 2000 election and the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (late on a

Medicare Advocates Question CMS Tip Sheet on Drug Program’s Donut Hole (Senior Journal)

August 18, 2006 – The new Tip Sheet recently sent by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to its Partners on “How the Coverage Gap works for People with Medicare Prescription Drug Plans” is misleading and certainly not helpful, according to a Medicare advocacy group.

The Medicare Drug Dilemma: Part 2 (The Motley Fool)

In the first part of this series , we explored a hypothetical situation in which a senior with a certain Medicare plan, which we’re calling Plan 1, is forced to explore the option of switching to another plan, Plan 2. That’s because the senior’s doctor could add a new drug, known here as Drug B, which isn’t covered under Plan 1. (

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