doughnut hole

British  

noun

1. a funding shortfall in the standard drug benefit offered by many Medicare prescription drug plans

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Example Sentences

The resulting higher prices mean Medicare beneficiaries burn through their initial coverage period faster and enter a coverage gap, or "doughnut hole," sooner.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2021

There are signals the industry’s influence is waning, after it recently failed in its bid to reverse steeper payments for drugs in Medicare’s so-called "doughnut hole," the coverage gap for seniors.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2019

They also bake a delicious “dirt bomb,” the sugary, cinnamon-dusted hybrid of a muffin and doughnut hole.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2018

What's next: Niccol said the company would continue to innovate and plans to release new products including the Quesalupa and Cap'n Crunch Delights, which he described as cereal in a doughnut hole.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2015

Downtown was left with the little branch of the Michigan Savings and Loan where my mom worked, the doughnut hole, the two-screen Royal Cinema, Burton’s pharmacy, a pawnshop and, of course, Hank’s T-Shirt Shack.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx