Medicare's Drug Coverage Gap to Shrink Away Under Health Care Reform
FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Starting this year, Medicare Part D's widely despised "donut hole" -- the gap in drug cost coverage enrollees encounter when they reach a certain spending threshold -- will start to disappear, one result of the health care reform package enacted last year, experts say.

SAVVY SENIOR: Seniors should check for cost cutters for drugs
I'm about to reach the ''donut hole'' coverage gap for my Medicare Part D plan. I would like to learn how the new discounts Medicare is offering work and about any suggestions you may have on how to save on my prescription drugs.

Medicare, lower taxes don't mix
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis. touts his 2012 federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. / J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press