Service Program Cuts Prompt Push-Back ; Legislators Counter Cuomo's Reductions
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Living on a fixed income and battling several ailments, Mary Lou Sailer relies on a state-created prescription drug program to get her the right medicines at prices she can afford.
But Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposed budget would eliminate benefits for some of the 300,000 low- to moderate-income senior citizens now covered by the insurance plan.See the full content of this document
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Service Program Cuts Prompt Push-Back ; Legislators Counter Cuomo's Reductions
"This will hurt people's well-being. It's a necessary program. It isn't anything that's extra," said Sailer, 74, of West Seneca.
Cuomo's plan would force her to rely on the federal Medicare program, which costs more and doesn't cover many of the drugs she now takes for heart, thyroid and other healt...See the full content of this document
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