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The Doughnut Hole Vacation
On ABC’s Good Morning America, Bianna Golodryga filed a report profiling a grandmother who stands to benefit from the filling of the so-called “Doughnut Hole” in Medicare coverage.
Suffer through the embedded ad, and wait until the payoff at the end of the package (about 2:00 into this embed.)
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“I may get to California with these new provisions, to visit one of my children.”
My wife leapt out of her chair.
“Congress isn’t giving her access to life-saving drugs! We’re now paying for her vacations!”