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Article: GOV. BLAGOJEVICH EXTENDS ILLINOIS CARES Rx PROTECTION UNTIL END OF 2006 FOR SENIORS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR MEDICARE PART D
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 16, 2006
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., issued the following press release:
In light of the fact that thousands of Illinois' low-income seniors and persons with disabilities did not enroll in a Medicare Part D plan by the federal deadline of May 15th, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich announced today that the state's Illinois Cares Rx program will continue to cover this population through December 2006. Open enrollment for Medicare Part D does not start again until November 15, 2006, which means they will not be able to receive benefits until January 1, 2007.
"The deadline to enroll in Medicare Part D has come and gone and still thousands of Illinois' most vulnerable seniors do not have the critical ...