Study: Medicare 'donut hole' not linked to more heart attacks, related deaths

Reuters: Medication 'Donut Hole' Not Tied To Heart Deaths
U.S. seniors forced to pay full price for their medications while in Medicare's so-called donut hole didn't suffer more heart attacks or deaths as a result, in a new study. During several months spent in the Medicare coverage gap, when the government-run insurance program's Part D component stops covering medications, seniors were no more likely than peers with drug coverage to be hospitalized for, or die from, a heart-related problem (Seaman, 8/17).