Created 2/13/07
Medicare D Prescription Drug Plan and the ‘donut hole’
Most Medicare D prescription drug plans have different stages and one of those known as the ‘donut hole’ can be frustrating for patients. The ‘donut hole’ is a gap in coverage where the plan pays zero towards the cost of a prescription and the patient pay 100% of… (more) the cost of the medication. The donut hole typically happens after both the plan and the patient have spent around $2200.00. What most patients don’t know is that if the patients sticks with generics, many times he/she may never get into the coverage gap or it may take longer to get into the coverage cap meaning the patient pays less out of pocket for his/her medications.
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