1.0The Medisure Agency Bloghttps://medisure.agency/articlesAlan Blackwellhttps://medisure.agency/articles/author/medisure/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9D4MSD59f1"><a href="https://medisure.agency/articles/glossary/donut-hole/">Donut hole</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://medisure.agency/articles/glossary/donut-hole/embed/#?secret=9D4MSD59f1" width="600" height="338" title="“Donut hole” — The Medisure Agency Blog" data-secret="9D4MSD59f1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://medisure.agency/articles/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The "donut hole" refers to a coverage gap in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. This gap occurs after the initial coverage period and before entering the Catastrophic Coverage Phase. During the donut hole, beneficiaries may experience changes in their prescription drug coverage and cost-sharing.