U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is asking Congress to make immediate changes to Medicare Part D, according to an article in the Detroit Free Press. Levin is proposing that Medicare drug plans be allowed to change their formularies only once each year during open enrollment; that drug copays for dual-eligible enrollees be eliminated, and that the “doughnut hole” coverage gap that requires Medicare beneficiaries to absorb the full cost of their prescription drugs be closed.
