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Medicare Part D - Katherine Leith: 'Donut hole' hurts seniors getting meds (The Herald-Sun)


Katherine Leith: 'Donut hole' hurts seniors getting meds (The Herald-Sun)
I woke up this morning hearing the radio announcer say that this is "donut hole day" for seniors all over the country. He then went on to say that the "donut hole" is part of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) when seniors must pay the full cost of their prescriptions, as well as their PDP premiums.

Health group asks state to extend the deadline for Plan D switch (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
An advocacy group called yesterday for the state to delay its plans for merging its PACE and PACENET programs with the Medicare drug program known as Part D.

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