Introduction
The doughnut hole refers to a program whereby the amount for treatment increases gradually. For example, people used to offset the total cost of their medications in the doughnut hole. However, with the introduction of Affordable Care Act seniors are now not required to pay the full amount of their medication cost.
Health care reforms will improve health care for the seniors (Riggs, 2014). First, the Affordable Care Act will close the doughnut hole that was forcing the seniors to pay the full cost for their prescriptions. For example, seniors received a fifty percent reprieve when buying drugs covered in the ...