UMD faculty, staff criticize bill to reduce prescription drug coverage for state retirees
— The Diamondback – March 15, 2024
https://dbknews.com/2024/03/15/umd-faculty-prescription-drug-coverage/
Today, March 15, 2024: Kudos to our UMD friends! And to their Engineering faculty who drove this first through campus Senate and then contacting reporters at the Diamondback.
“More than 500 people, including many University of Maryland faculty and staff, have signed a petition calling for the state legislature to reverse its decision to lower prescription medication benefits for retired state employees.
“The petition comes in response to a Maryland General Assembly bill that would downgrade Medicare-eligible retirees’ prescription medicine coverage from the state’s coverage plan to Medicare Part D, the plan the federal government offers….” UMD faculty, staff criticize bill to reduce prescription drug coverage for state retireesAttached: the Daily Record editorial supporting retirees. This, in addition to the January 23, 2024 Daily Record article by Jack Hogan (‘They’re basically robbing us’: State retirees mount push against Md.’s plans to shift Rx coverage in 2025), 15 members of the publication’s advisory board published a February 1, 2024 Editorial saying “State retirees deserve drug benefit.” The TDR Advisory Board is composed of members of the legal profession who serve voluntarily and are independent of The Daily Record. Signers of this editorial are: James B. Astrachan, Chair, along with James K. Archibald, Gary E. Bair, Andre M. Davis, Eric Easton, Arthur F. Fergenson, Nancy Forster, Susan Francis. Leigh Goodmark, Julie C. Janofsky, Ericka N. King, Susan F. Martielli, Angela W. Russell, Debra G. Schubert, and H. Mark Stichel. (two of these are retired judges.)
We’re all in this together.
Peta Richkus
The Daily Record News Article
thedailyrecord.com-Maryland state retirees deserve prescription drug benefit (PDF)
Thank you for your interest in the University of Maryland Emeritus/Emerita Association (UMEEA) event, “Panel Discussion: MD State Employees & Retirees’ Prescription Plan Changes.”
View the video here. Slide Presentation.
The links below provide additional background information:
- January 2024 Prescription Drug Update
- ‘They’re basically robbing us’: State retirees mount push against Md.’s plans to shift Rx coverage in 2025
- Important information regarding changes to retiree prescription drug coverage effective January 1, 2025
Additional information will also be posted on UMEEA’s Retiree Prescription Drug Plan Update page as it becomes available.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
The University of Maryland Emeritus/Emerita Association
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