Democrats vow to close Medicare 'doughnut hole' (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Thu, 12/17/2009 - 2:45am

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2008, file photo, a shopper walks toward the pharmacy at a Little Rock, Ark., Wal-Mart store.<br /><br />It's an annual ordeal for many seniors living on a budget. Medicare's coverage gap for prescription drugs, $3,610 next year, has steadily gotten bigger since the benefit's inception.<br /><br />But if Democrats have their way on health care overhaul, the dreaded 'doughnut hole' will shrink by $500 right away and go away altogether by 2019.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - It's an annual ordeal for many seniors living on a budget.

Medicare's coverage gap for prescription drugs — $3,610 next year — has steadily gotten bigger since the benefit's inception.

But if Democrats have their way on health care overhaul, the dreaded "doughnut hole" will shrink by $500 right away and go away altogether by 2019.




 

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