Medicare Part D 'Doughnut Hole' Spurs Seniors to Drop Meds (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
A study released today by Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of drug and medical information services and content to the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, projects that by year's end, 35 percent of all Medicare Part D enrollees or approximately six million people will have entered the "doughnut hole," a nearly $3,000 coverage gap inherent to the new Medicare drug prescription plan.

Approximately Three Million Seniors Will Reach the Medicare Part D 'Coverage Gap' in 2006 (RedNova)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately three million seniors will reach the Medicare Part D "coverage gap" while most seniors will avoid it due to health insurance plans' implementation of cost-containment strategies that are lowering beneficiaries' out-of-pocket costs.

Coverage gap looms for some Medicare enrollees (MLive.com)
WASHINGTON -- More than 194,000 Michigan seniors could soon be looking at a gaping hole in their Medicare prescription drug coverage, as beneficiaries tumble into the Part D "doughnut hole."

Humana Receives Highest Ranking By J.D. Power and Associates in Medicare Part D Member Satisfaction in Florida; (RedNova)
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that its Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDP) in the Florida region have been ranked highest in overall member satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates. The ranking was announced today by J.D.