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Monday, December 5, 2011

Liberals On Warpath Over Charging Seniors More For Their Drugs

Shameful....That's the charge being levelled against the Alward government by M-L-A Bernard LeBlanc. 

The Alward government is coming under fire for proposing to charge seniors more for their prescription drugs.

Low income seniors in New Brunswick who qualify for the current drug subsidy co-pay up to $250 a year for their prescriptions. The Alward government has proposed doubling that cost, bringing the total to $500.

The Conservatives placed the draft regulation changes on their website to allow for public feedback but LeBlanc argues, because many of the low-income seniors affected by the changes don't use computers, their concerns won't be heard.