What about doughnut hole?

One of the little recognized features of the Affordable Care Act was the elimination of the doughnut hole, a part of Medicare D which has been a bane and a burden to millions of Americans on Medicare and thousands here in the 5th District when it comes to pharmaceuticals. The hole has shrunk, because of the ACA, down to its present level of 40 percent, with the planned elimination by the end of 2020.

If the ACA is repealed, it is not clear if the limits of the doughnut hole return the original levels or stay fixed at the present level. The American Health Care Act does not address this. I have written Cathy McMorris Rodgers twice about this and have received a form letter in response that does not address the issue.

I have spoken with her staff and they had no idea what would happen to this feature. It seems to repeal a law and vote for an alternative without knowing how it will impact the people of your district is cavalier and cruel. It seems the more she supports our president the less she supports us.

Tim Gardner

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