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Madison, Wisconsin
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Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Breaking News! SeniorCare Extended through 2012!
Three-year SeniorCare extension is great news for Wisconsin
AARP Wisconsin today applauds Governor Jim Doyle and the leaders of Wisconsin’s state and congressional delegations for working so diligently to extend the waiver for the state’s popular SeniorCare prescription drug program through 2012.
“This extension means that approximately 90,000 Wisconsinites age 65-plus will continue to benefit from SeniorCare, which provides them with affordable prescription drugs,” said AARP Wisconsin State Director D’Anna Bowman. “We will also be able to retain federal funding and rebate revenues from pharmaceutical companies so that these seniors won’t have to pay so much out of pocket. This extension is a lifesaver for folks like Louise Toth of Milwaukee, who pays $70 a month for her medications instead of about $600 that she would be paying without SeniorCare.
“Wisconsin has a long and proud tradition of making sure all residents, young and old, are well cared for,” Bowman said. “We have been working with the governor and legislators from both parties to extend SeniorCare beyond 2009. And we look forward to the governor’s continued leadership on senior issues for the rest of his term. Today’s announcement by Governor Doyle that SeniorCare will continue for at least three more years is great news for all Wisconsin residents.”
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