Medicare's doughnut hole shrinks

Nov 28 2011

The Associated Press: Medicare's Drug Coverage Gap Shrinks
Medicare's prescription coverage gap is getting noticeably smaller and easier to manage this year for millions of older and disabled people with high drug costs. The "doughnut hole," an anxiety-inducing catch in an otherwise popular benefit, will shrink about 40 percent for those unlucky enough to land in it, according to new Medicare figures provided in response to a request from The Associated Press (Alonso-Zaldivar, 11/27).