Part D ‘doughnut hole’ threatens to burn holes in senior citizens’ pockets (EARTHtimes.org)

The euphoria over Medicare’s Part D drug plan is slowly dying as the senior citizens are coming to realize that the plan has holes that could cost them a big bundle on medicines. The hole, called ‘doughnut hole’, requires them to spend about US$3,600 from their own pockets once their Medicare tab reached US$2,250.