But Tricia Neuman of the Kaiser Family Foundation says that people like Shammas, who sought help in finding a better plan, are the exception.
NPR: Seniors Urged to Research Their Drug-Plan Options
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Another opposition group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said three children were killed when regime forces fired on a minibus carrying residents fleeing the Shammas neighborhood.
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Shammas fell into the notorious "doughnut hole" the gap in the Medicare drug benefit where patients must cover all their own costs unless they spend several thousand dollars, after which catastrophic coverage kicks in.
NPR: Seniors Urged to Research Their Drug-Plan Options