CVS Caremark, Harvard and Brigham and Women's Researchers Say Medicare 'Donut Hole' Can Lead to a Decrease in ...
Medicare Part D beneficiaries who enter the "donut hole," where they have to pay 100 percent of previously subsidized prescription costs, are twice as likely to discontinue their medications as they are to switch to more affordable or generic medications, a new study published today in PLoS Medicine concludes.

Donut Hole Doubles Risk Of Medicare Beneficiary Discontinuing Medication
Medicare Part D beneficiaries are twice as likely to discontinue their medication when they enter the "donut hole" than to turn to generic or cheaper drugs, researchers from Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital and CVS Caremark reported in PLoS Medicines. The donut hole is when a beneficiary has to pay 100% of previously subsidized prescription costs. The authors looked at ...

George W. Bush, Health Reformer: Flat Medicare Drug Premiums Show That Choice and Competition Work
The average Medicare Part D premium in 2012, HHS projected, would be around $30.00, compared to the 2011 average of $30.76. Stop right there and think about that. With all the teeth-gnashing about the inexorable rise of health costs, when have you ever heard about a health plan whose costs go down? Where are the celebratory articles from health wonks?