Lawmakers Consider Special Session To Address Cuts To Medicare Savings Program

(CBS Connecticut) — State lawmakers are planning a special session before the end of the year, to lessen the blow from cuts to a program that helps seniors afford Medicare health coverage.
Republican House Minority Leader Themis Klarides says lawmakers have received a large number of phone calls about the changes to the program.
“Medicare Savings is a big deal,” Klarides said. “It crossed all socio-economic lines, it crossed urban suburban and rural areas. It is something