AARP Idaho

AARP Says Idaho on Crash Course With Health Care Disaster

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, November 10th, 2009

While Idaho's part-time employees face massive health care premium increases, state retirees are bracing to lose their state health care in the coming months, all as programs and services providing a critical safety net continue to be cut. AARP says it's a combination that spells health care disaster for many Idaho residents and the Association is calling on lawmakers to address it.

"It doesn't make any sense to pull the rug out from underneath Idaho's part-time state employees and retirees, while continuing to weaken the programs in the community where people turn in times of crisis," said Jim Wordelman, AARP Idaho State Director. "AARP members in Idaho - half of whom...

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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2009-11-10)

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