Prescription Assistance Program Helps with Medicare Part D Doughnut Hole (Boursorama)
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nine months into the new Medicare Part D program, many beneficiaries are finding themselves in the program's "doughnut hole" coverage gap.

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.

Humana Receives Highest Ranking by J.D. Power and Associates in Medicare Part D Member Satisfaction in Florida (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOUISVILLE, Ky.----Sept. 19, 2006--Humana Inc. announced today that its Medicare Part D prescription drug plans in the Florida region have been ranked highest in overall member satisfaction by J.D.