Kathleen Sebelius announced three million Medicare beneficiaries have received prescription drug cost relief to date as the result of the Affordable Health Care Act.
Health care reform has resulted in a reimbursed of $250 to Medicare recipients falling into the stage 2 Medicare coverage gap, or donut hole. In a press release, Secretary Sebelius says, “The Affordable Care Act offers long overdue relief by lowering prescription drug costs each year until the donut hole is closed.”
Though the rebates will help, for many Medicare beneficiaries, it’s a drop in the bucket, for those hemmed in by brand name medications for which there are no generic substitutes.
However, Secretary Sebelius says the rebate for falling into the donut hole is just the first step. T
