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  Candidates Should Talk about Medicare, which Contributes $1.3 Billion to North Dakota’s Economy

  By Lyle Halvorson, AUG 1, 2018

  Medicare contributes $1.3 billion to North Dakota’s economy, equivalent to 12 percent of state and local government spending in the state, according to a new report from AARP. Medicare also covers 116,951 beneficiaries in the state. Older Americans have said Medicare is one of their top issues in the 2018 mid-term elections, and AARP North Dakota is working to encourage voter participation this election season.
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  North Dakotans Saved $7.7 Million on Prescription Drugs in 2013 under the Affordable Care Act

  By Lyle Halvorson, MAR 24, 2014

  The numbers are in, and they are impressive – 9,725 North Dakota residents on Medicare saved nearly $7.7 million on their prescription drugs in 2013, thanks to the closing of the “donut hole” for prescriptions under the Affordable Care Act – or an average discount per beneficiary of $791.