MADISON, WI (AP)-- Republican Governor Scott Walker has resurrected his plan to cut $15 million from Wisconsin's prescription drug program for seniors.
Walker's 2015-17 budget includes provisions from his 2011-13 budget that would require SeniorCare enrollees to first sign up for Medicare Part D. They could use SeniorCare to cover drugs that program doesn't.
That plan would have saved $15 million over the two-year budget but the legislature ultimately removed it.
A Walker spokeswoman stressed the plan doesn't eliminate SeniorCare. Still, Representative Andy Jorgenson, a Democrat, said in a statement that SeniorCare offers better discounts and Walker's plan would hurt seniors' pocketbooks.