The bottom line is, eight votes still have not changed.

There are always germs, and you're never going to get rid of all of them.

Of those 17 million, only about one million seem to have enrolled so far.

The whole purpose of this drug benefit was to get drug coverage in the hands of all Medicare beneficiaries. Where are the people? That's the question.

That will serve as a disincentive for some beneficiaries to enroll in a plan. It is a way to ensure some plans attract healthier people.

Ignorance is like the itch -- the less you have of it the better off you are.