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National "Doughnut Hole Day"On September 22nd, studies estimate that nearly 7 million seniors and disabled Americans will find themselves completely on their own - forced to pay the full cost of their prescription drugs on top of their costly monthly premiums. Seniors who plummet into the 'doughnut hole' trap have little chance of climbing out before the whole vicious cycle starts all over again next year. Nearly 7 million 'doughnut hole' victims will quite literally be forced to choose between food and medicine in the coming weeks and months, which as the IAF report noted, will have dire - even fatal - health consequences for those who choose to go without their prescriptions. Other affiliates will join in an extraordinary campaign kicked-off by the Campaign for America's Future to crush, smash, pulverize, or eat 69,000 doughnut holes outside Members' offices - 1 for each of the 100 seniors of the estimated 6.9 million who are expected to fall-in - to highlight the need to eliminate the 'donut hole' and to call on Congress to Fix Part D NOW! |
REAL STORIESHear from Seniors around the country about the impact of the Medicare Part D Doughnut Hole >> Read their stories RESOURCES
VIDEOThe Campaign for America's Future has launched a contest for who can destroy doughnut holes most creatively. Here are some of our favorite videos (starting with one of our own!): |