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The Seniors Afford Bill
New bill could help seniors afford their medicines
Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
This bill would help seniors by not counting some income when deciding if they can get help paying for medicine.
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Seniors could get more help with their medicine costs if this bill passes. It is important to support this change now, so they can afford what they need.
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The facts
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- The bill allows the health commissioner to exclude certain income.
- Excluded income includes non-recurring items like past wages.
- This change aims to help seniors qualify for pharmaceutical insurance.
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