Nearly four million seniors who reached the prescription drug “donut hole” in 2010 received a $250 check to help with the cost of their prescription drugs. In 2011, 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries saved $2.1 billion, or about $604 on average, on prescription drugs in the donut hole based on a 50 percent discount on.
Nov 6, 2014 ... A recent report that appeared on the blog of the journal Health Affairs found that more than 60 percent of the slowdown in Medicare costs since 2011 stems from reduced estimates of spending on Medicare Part D, the prescription drug program created under President George W. Bush. Much of that savings ...
of un-used prescription drugs, and providing tools for law enforcement to reduce the availability of prescription drugs ... President Obama in 2010, with his inaugural National Drug Control Strategy (Strategy), announced his ... Provide access to SUD treatment for the more than 22 million Americans who need care;. • Ensure ...
Jan 21, 2014 ... In his economic address at the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, President Obama bragged that “Health care costs are growing at the slowest ... national health spending growth declined, slowing to 3.9% each year from 2009 to 2011, and 3.6% for 2012, almost two-thirds slower than a decade ago.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often shortened to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or nicknamed Obamacare, is a United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The term "Obamacare" was first used by opponents ...
President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011."