The system was stressed yesterday, so things were not as smooth as we had hoped, but it was only the first day. The complaints we are hearing today have fallen precipitously.

We are happy with enrollment so far. Especially since ... people don't usually enroll until the very end. We're expecting 80 percent of people who will voluntarily enroll to do so closer to the May deadline.

This bus is making hundreds of stops in the eastern United States.

The media has concentrated on the confusion over the various plan options. But we have found that people who attend these outreach events, or call the Medicare number or visit the Web site, obtain the help they need to unravel the mystery.

I hear a lot of people singing in funny voices and singing like they're stupid. Singing in a deliberately fey and dumb and childish way. And I find it to be a disturbing trend.

I just realised I'm the adult and I have to be strong. I didn't want to plod along in a numb state, I needed to be totally aware of what's going on, otherwise it wouldn't be fair.