The doughnut hole isn&#x27;t that weird, a coverage was expanded, with a limit on how far it was expanded. The limitation is on spending, not related to the calendar beyond that:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.medicare.gov&#x2F;part-d&#x2F;costs&#x2F;coverage-gap&#x2F;part-d-coverage-gap.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.medicare.gov&#x2F;part-d&#x2F;costs&#x2F;coverage-gap&#x2F;part-d-co...</a><p>Of course once the annual limit is reached coverage is reduced for a period of time, but there will also be cases where the limit is not reached.<p>And while it doesn&#x27;t compare favorably to a simpler to access program that covers all expenses, enacting it didn&#x27;t make anybody that ends up using it worse off.