August 4, 2011
HHS Releases Data on Preventive Services and Drug Spending in Medicare
The Department of Health and Human Services releases new
data showing that ”17 million people with Medicare have received free preventive services this year while 900,000 Medicare beneficiaries who hit the prescription drug donut hole have received a 50 percent discount on their prescription drugs” as a result of the Affordable Care Act. HHS also announced that “Medicare average prescription drug premiums will not increase in 2012.”