So far in 2011, more than 18.9 million people enrolled in Medicare have used preventive services at no cost, the release said. Nearly 1.3 million beneficiaries have received a 50 percent discount on brand-name prescription drugs when they hit the Medicare Part D coverage gap, also known as the “donut hole.”
Discounts on the prescription drugs have saved a collective $660 million, and individuals who have received a discount have saved an average of $517 so far this year.
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