Republican Gov. Scott Walker has resurrected his plan to cut $15 million from Wisconsin’s prescription drug program for seniors. Walker’s 2015-17 budget includes provisions from his 2011-13 budget that would require SeniorCare enrollees to first sign up the for Medicare Part D. They could use SeniorCare to cover drugs that program doesn’t. That plan would have saved $15 million over the two-year budget but the Legislature ultimately removed it from the budget. Fond du Lac County Senior Services Benefits specialist Julie Hilbert says she is concerned. “I don’t think it will go any further, at least I hope not,” Hilbert told WFDL news. “The last time this type of proposal was read about seniors came out in a rage to call the powers that be to save our senior care. There was a campaign S.O.S. Save Our Senior Care.” A Walker spokeswoman stressed the plan doesn’t eliminate SeniorCare. Still, Rep. Andy Jorgenson, a Milton Democrat, said in a statement that SeniorCare offers better discounts and Walker’s plan would hurt seniors’ pocketbooks.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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