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| | SCDLC -- The New Democrats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Tapping the state's Health and Wellness Trust Fund, whose commission (chaired by Lt. Gov. |
 | | Beverly Eaves Perdue) has approved $35 million for this purpose, North Carolina will, beginning this summer, cover medications used to treat three diseases -- cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- for all seniors with an income of up to 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. |
 | | The benefit will cover 60 percent of drug costs up to a "cap" of $1,000 per year. |
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