Vice President Joseph Biden sought to allay the fears of seniors Wednesday, assuring them that their Medicare benefits are safe — and will be stronger — under the administration’s health care reform plan.

The so-called doughnut hole that many Medicare Part D beneficiaries are finding themselves in with prescription drug coverage isn’t going to disappear for at least 12 years under a current …  Read →

The nation’s pharmaceutical companies appear ready to swallow up the so-called doughnut hole, the gap between Medicare Part D coverage and access to additional coverage options for prescription drugs.

Sen. Max …  Read →

The so-called “doughnut hole” is real for many seniors who enroll in Medicare Part D coverage, leaving them struggling to pay for prescription drugs at the end of the year, …  Read →