Some Seniors Quit Taking Medicine When Medicare Doughnut Hole Hits

Some 3.4 million Medicare beneficiaries hit the so-called doughnut hole in drug coverage last year — and a sizable minority quit taking their medicine rather than pay full price out of pocket, a new report says.
At last year’s rate, Medicare beneficiaries were on the hook for prescription drugs after they incurred costs of $2,400. After [...]