Bush administration defends Medicare drug program
(Reu


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070305/hl_nm/usa_medicare_drugs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070305/2007_03_05t053426_450x309_us_usa_medicare_drugs.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=S2QV3Wj1u3WHKy5a66QKzg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A pharmacy is seen at a Wal-Mart in Chicago, September 27, 2006. A prescription drug benefit of the U.S. Medicare program is a 'financially irresponsible' addition to a system that was already on course for possible bankruptcy, the U.S. government's top accountant said in an interview on Sunday. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Bush administration defended the
Medicare prescription drug benefit program on Monday as being
cheaper than initially forecast, challenging the U.S.
government's top accountant who called it "fiscally
irresponsible."</p><br clear="all"/>