doughnut hole

British  

noun

1. a funding shortfall in the standard drug benefit offered by many Medicare prescription drug plans

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doughnut hole

The resulting higher prices mean Medicare beneficiaries burn through their initial coverage period faster and enter a coverage gap, or "doughnut hole," sooner.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2021

And the laws of electrodynamics state that to push the plasma around, physicists need another rapidly changing magnetic field, which is generated by a coil in the doughnut hole.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 6, 2020

They also bake a delicious “dirt bomb,” the sugary, cinnamon-dusted hybrid of a muffin and doughnut hole.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2018

And in the middle — completely filling the doughnut hole — is a swirl of very good caramel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2017

I down half of the cube right away like it’s a doughnut hole instead of horse food.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera