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1. What is the Part D Medicare doughnut hole?
(Health/Healthquest)

BY IRENE C. CARD and BETSY CHANDLER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE If you are enrolled in the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, known as Part D Medicare, you know what the doughnut ...

2. Health reform always has been about the growing struggle our people face to get care
(Opinion/Commentary)

... "It was quite a surprise to see what the "doughnut' hole in the drug plan was all about. I am on several inhaler drugs that are now running me $650 for a 3-month refill. I was careful as a widow to save ...

3. obviously, you're a cop joey
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

no it's not a job well done. only a cop or a doughnut would suggest that. almost everybody knows at least one pot-head and they are the least threatening people in our society... they don't need to ...

4. Opposition to value added tax, not ObamaCare, is best N.J. GOP congressional election issue
(Opinion/Commentary)

... conditions, closing the so-called doughnut hole for seniors, allowing young adults to stay on their parents' health insurance until age 26 and increasing coverage to more than 30 million Americans". This ...

5. Guide to health care reform changes
(Health/Healthquest)

... Part D coverage gap, known as the "doughnut hole," will get $250 to help pay for their medications. Beyond that, drug company discounts on brand-name drugs and federal subsidies and discounts for all ...

6. Questions and answers on health insurance reform
(Health/Healthquest)

... benefit will be improved substantially. This year, seniors who enter the Part D coverage gap, known as the "doughnut hole," will get $250 to help pay for their medications. Beyond that, drug company- ...

7. Historic health bill passes: What are the immediate effects?
(U.S./Nation)

... at Georgetown University. Discounts and free care in Medicare: The approximately 4 million Medicare beneficiaries who hit the so-called "doughnut hole" in the program's drug plan will get a $250 rebate ...

8. Discount health services program available only in New Jersey
(Health/Healthquest)

... insurance or Medicare. In relation to prescriptions, the program helps those with high drug costs as they go through the "doughnut" level. To receive a card in currently participating counties, residents ...

9. Q&A: Your guide to health care reform
(Health/Healthquest)

... be improved substantially under both bills, though only the House bill would eliminate the sizeable coverage gap called the "doughnut hole" by 2019. Both bills would enable most seniors to get half-priced ...

10. N.J. doctors, nurses, hospital administrators share experiences with broken health care system with Rush Holt
(Health/Healthquest)

... emphasizing more primary and preventive care, eliminating the doughnut hole in the Medicare prescription drug benefit, reducing redundant tests or unnecessary procedures, and eliminating wasteful subsidies ...

11. Flipping the switch: Turn your motivation on and get fit!
(Health/Healthquest)

... will nag you to put down the doughnut. Motivation makes passing on fries a reflex. Motivation makes a sweat drenched workout exciting. Motivation constantly reminds you why you do what you do. If ...

12. Report: Health care reform bill would benefit N.J.
(Health/Healthquest)

... rates with at least 90 percent federal matching funds. Protect essential benefits in all plans for children and rehabilitation for people with disabilities. Improve Medicare by eliminating the "doughnut ...

13. New Smart Choices food label helps us eat, um, healthier
(Life/Style)

... would be a good choice for breakfast COMPARED TO a doughnut and soda. So, for those moms out there who have been confused for years about which is the better breakfast — doughnut/soda or sugary cereal ...

14. How Flawed is that Headline
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... problem with the supposed reform. Nobody is talking about reforming individual's health as part of health insurance reform. SO eat another doughnut, the government is going to save you!!! ...

15. CBO projects new health care reform bill will increase Medicare drug coverage premiums 20 percent
(Health/Healthquest)

... to Camp in a letter. "That effect would rise over time and reach about 20 percent in 2019." The increase in premiums would be tied to increased coverage that closes the so-called doughnut hole in current ...

16. Health hazard: Stay away from the deep-fried foods
(Health/Healthquest)

... fries or plate of doughnuts. New Foods to Love Instead of fried foods, enjoy the following: Substitute a salad or fruit instead of fries Baked potato – but pass on the butter and sour cream Baked ...

17. State Liquor Tax
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... tax on Beer will not be moving forward. It's time for the consumer to stop worrying about a 2-3 cent rise in the tax and eat one fewer jelly doughnut or two for breakfast. This 25 % tax really only ...

18. N.J.’s Sarah Bandy adds fresh approach to real estate game
(Money/Economy)

... days left the "listings sold," and "revenue" sections boast doughnuts. "If I were to go to a realtor's website and see that she has zero sales and zero revenue, I think that would disturb me a little bit," ...

19. Town-merge study turns to South Jersey
(N.J./State)

... on a report to see which towns might benefit from such arrangements. LUARC Commissioner Robert F. Casey has already given a presentation on 26 possible mergers involving so-called “doughnut hole” towns ...