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| Intro: | A tax credit for elderly and disabled renters would be cut to fund Medicaid home care for seniors under a House approved bill. |
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Wrap: Republican Representative Donna Lichtenegger said the prescriptions paid for by in-home care funds are worth more than a tax credit.
| Actuality: | LICHTENN.WAV |
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| Description: Because the drugs are costing them much more than the five-hundred or whatever dollars it costs. | |
Democrats said the measure would hurt one of the state's most vulnerable populations, the elderly and disabled.
The bill would cut a tax credit for senior and disabled renters to fund in-home and nursing care for those same groups. Governor Greitens cut the in-home care in his budget proposal.
The measure passed with eighty-five votes yes and seventy-two no.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.
| Intro: | Democrats said House Republicans' plan to cut tax breaks for the elderly and disabled hurts one of Missouri's most vulnerable populations. |
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Wrap: The approved measure would use the available funds to support in-home and nursing home care for seniors and the disabled. That care was cut in the governor's budget plan.
Republican Representative Bill White said he could not support a bill that would take away seniors' independence.
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| Description: This is the difference between them getting to stay independent in a place where they're not living in a home where they're sharing a room with somebody they don't know. | |
Most Republicans said the measure is necessary to keep funding for in-home care for the forseeable future.
The bill passed with eighty-five yes votes and seventy-two no.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.