WASHINGTON, D.C,–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released county by county numbers showing that the newly implemented Medicare “donut hole” fix will put over $1.2 billion back in the hands of Illinois seniors over the next ten years. Across the country, seniors who have high prescription drug spending will save as much as $12,300 over the next ten years and seniors with low drug costs will save an average of $2,400 over ten years. This week, a vote expected in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal provisions in the health care reform law puts that funding for 133,854 Illinois Medicare beneficiaries in jeopardy.
