If you enrolled in an optional Medicare Part D plan in 2024 or before, at some point you probably faced a coverage gap called the “donut hole,” a temporary limit on what your Part D plan will ...

When you have Medicare drug coverage, whether from a Part D plan or on a Medicare Advantage plan, you go through several different phases of coverage each year, depending on how much you've already ...

The Medicare donut hole was a colloquial term for a gap in prescription drug coverage in Medicare Part D. However, as of 2025, Medicare has closed the donut hole and replaced it with a cost cap.

The donut hole was a coverage gap for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D. In 2025, it was replaced by a new spending cap of $2,000, after which you won’t pay out of pocket for drugs anymore.

Because the cost of brand-name prescriptions is exploding, more Medicare beneficiaries get into the doughnut hole coverage gap quicker. In 2024, Medicare has raised the doughnut hole to $5,030 ...

Medicare is a federal health insurance program for individuals age 65 and older. It’s one of several social safety nets in place to help provide for seniors during their retirement.

For many seniors, Medicare supplemental insurance can help cover the gap in coverage left by Medicare. YURI ARCURS PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images With so many insurance policies currently available and ...

"Parsing The Debate Around The Medicare Advantage/Traditional Medicare Payment Gap", Health Affairs Forefront, March 15, 2024 . DOI: 10.1377/forefront.20240313.845150 Caption. 1101 Connecticut Ave ...

There are expenses that Medicare won't cover in 2025, and it's important to find other ways to cover these costs. Latest U.S.