Senate Rejects Medicare Deadline Extension (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060203/ap_on_he_me/medicare_drugs"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060126/capt.njme10201261835.medicare_costs_njme102.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=HGPO2n4gsQGUHWnG1XTacA--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt speaks outside the governor's office after a meeting with New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine in Trenton, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. Leavitt told Corzine that the federal government would reimburse New Jersey for costs incurred to ensure that medicine went to residents wrongly denied coverage under the new Medicare prescription drug plan. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" border="0" /></a>AP - While Senate Democrats could not muster enough votes to extend the enrollment deadline for the new Medicare drug benefit, many lawmakers sound like they're going to continue to try to make changes in the program.</p><br clear=all>