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From washingtonpost.com:
The program created by Wisconsin five years ago to help low-income seniors get prescription drugs serves 104,000 people and, state officials say, has saved the federal government $669 million in Medicaid costs.
Jim Doyle (D) and seniors advocates were more than disappointed last week when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decided to pull the plug on federal funding for SeniorCare after June 30.
"The Bush administration is making a terrible mistake," Doyle said in a statement after learning of the decision from acting CMS Administrator Leslie V. Norwalk.
"As a result, Wisconsin seniors will pay more and get less coverage, while drug companies make even larger profits.
In an interview, Norwalk disputed Doyle's contention that participants would be worse off, saying that many, with the state's help, could get comparable coverage under the new Medicare drug benefit.
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Posted on April 10, 2007 10:27 PM
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