Partial Shutdown At Social Security Threatned Life Of SC Man

     From The State of Columbia, SC:


Saturday almost ushered in David White’s last dose of
Tasigna, a pill he was receiving free of charge to treat his chronic
myeloid leukemia.

The 31-year-old Beaufort resident was
participating in a clinical trial with drug maker Novartis, and he
qualified for more of the $2,300-per-month drug — if he could prove his
date of eligibility for Medicare.