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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 ...