The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said that distributions of food assistance to more than 60,000 flood victims across the country had started amid some overcrowding in temporary shelters and threats of an outbreak of water-borne diseases. WFP is part of a government-led assessment team travelling to three flood-affected regions to determine the extent of needs following the recent flooding and its longer-term impact. [click link for full article]

Congress must require that the dizzying array of benefit packages available through Medicare private health plans be standardized, to help Americans with Medicare make informed decisions about choosing a health plan and to protect them from unexpected, high out-of-pocket costs, according to the California Health Advocates and Medicare Rights Center in a new report. [click link for full article]

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