Dems to Mark 47th B-Day of Medicare

The following is a news release:

Democratic State Senate candidates Bev Hollingworth and Carol Croteau will visit the Rockingham County Nursing Home to mark Medicare’s 47th birthday and to discuss why they oppose a Republican plan to let the legislature run Medicare.

Republican gubernatorial candidates Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith both support a plan – which passed the House last year – calling on the federal government to let the state legislature run Medicare. This proposal dovetails with a national Republican plan to increase the Medicare eligibility age to 67 and increase premiums for seniors by more than $6,400.

The New Hampshire Committee on Aging has said the plan – the Interstate Health Care Compact – could be devastating to seniors.

Croteau is running in State Senate District 23, which includes Exeter. Hollingworth is running in State Senate District 24.