Prescription Drug Discount Cards
Update: A federal judge Wednesday barred the Bush administration from putting in place a plan to offer discount prescription drug cards to Medicare recipients. (1/29/03)

Millions of seniors are turning to discount plans to try to cut down on their prescription drug costs. Susan Dentzer takes a closer look at how to save the most money. (6/3/02)
See how much Penny DeRose could save using discount cards.

An interview with Tricia Neuman, Medicare policy expert.
An interview with Tom Scully, administrator of Medicare.
A report by Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Policy Alternatives examining drug discount cards, in PDF.*

Pres. Bush's Medicare Proposal
Ray Suarez talks to the health unit's Susan Dentzer about President Bush's new Medicare proposal. His plan offers more generous prescription drug benefits to seniors who switch to private health plans. Some Democrats and Republicans have attacked the plan and offered counter-proposals calling for increased prescription drug coverage to seniors who stay within the current Medicare program. (3/4/03)

Text of President Bush's speech

Changing Medicare
Analysts discuss possible changes to Medicare, including a plan President Bush is considering that would offer drug coverage to seniors who leave traditional Medicare and join government-subsidized private health plans. (1/30/03)

The 2002 Congressional Debate Over Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer on the Senate's rejection of a bill to add prescription drug coverage to Medicare. (7/31/02)
Two experts discuss the possible plans for providing drug coverage for seniors. (7/17/02)

State-By-State Map
What percentage of people in your state depend on Medicare?

Prescription Drugs Survey
A national survey by the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
Look at the summary and the whole survey in PDF.*