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Doctors will be able to report medically unsafe drivers without fear of legal retribution
No surprise – housing is the single largest expense for older households, and the cost is a particularly serious problem for those who rent. That’s why AARP Massachusetts is fighting to protect affordable housing in the Bay State. Opponents of the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Law, known as Chapter 40B, are close to successfully placing a question on the November ballot, aimed at repealing the law.
As the Massachusetts House of Representatives debates the Fiscal Year 2011 budget, the status of programs and services for vulnerable residents hangs in the balance. On the cutting block again: Prescription Advantage, the state’s pharmacy assistance program that works in tandem with Medicare. Without this lifeline, 60,000 older residents will not be able to afford to fill their prescriptions.
Massachusetts has the best health insurance coverage in the nation but at what cost?
‘Lifeline’ continues to shrink
by: Katherine Bridges, M.G.S., AARP Knowledge Management, from: Surveys and Statistics
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