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DCCC Misstates ‘Doughnut Hole’ Effects

Posted on June 11, 2010

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee claimed on its website that 8 million seniors pay "full" drug costs when their prescription totals hit the gap in Medicare Part D known as the "doughut hole." But that’s not true; it’s double the actual number.  The DCCC said:  DCCC, June 10: Each year …
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McConnell and Part D Premiums

Posted on June 10, 2010

This week, while President Barack Obama was touting the $250 rebate checks the government would begin sending to seniors to cover some prescription drug costs, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was warning that many more seniors would be paying higher premiums. It’s true, as McConnell says, that many seniors will …
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