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Sen. Linares represents the communities of Chester,
Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East
Hampton, Essex,
Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook,
Portland and Westbrook.
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State Senator Art Linares (R-33) today joined his
Republican and Democrat colleagues to restore income eligibility levels
for Medicare. The bipartisan legislation also restored funding for the
state’s Medicare Savings Program (MSP), which
helps low-income seniors and the disabled pay for health care coverage.
“I am proud to say that this legislation is a truly
bipartisan effort to address the health care needs of our state’s
seniors and disabled. I believe this is the way we should address the
budget challenges we will face in the coming session,”
Sen. Linares said.
The legislation passed in the House and Senate
reinstates Medicare income eligibility limits to 2017 levels. It also
restores MSP funding for the more than 100,000 seniors and disabled
residents who would have lost the health care assistance
under the recently approved bipartisan state budget. Legislators
learned about the vast impact the changes would have after the budget
passed.
Sen. Linares said he hopes the measure’s
overwhelming approval by the legislature will discourage Governor Malloy
from following through on his promised veto.
“I hope the Governor will follow the General
Assembly’s example and work with us on issues in the coming session,”
Sen. Linares said.
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