Closing the "doughnut hole" has helped protect millions of Medicare beneficiaries from high drug costs

Closing the "doughnut hole" has helped protect millions of Medicare beneficiaries from high drug costs

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Fact sheet (AARP Public Policy Institute)
Author(s):
Purvis, Leigh, author
Contributor(s):
AARP (Organization), issuing body.
Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization))
Publication:
Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, March 2017
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Drug Costs
Insurance Coverage
Medicare Part D -- economics
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The Affordable Care Act provision that closes the Medicare Part D coverage gap has resulted in $23.5 billion in savings for more than 11 million Medicare beneficiaries. This important consumer protection will take on added significance as prescription drug prices continue to rise.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (3 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101743425 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743425