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Emergency Prescription Coverage for Medicare Drug Benefit

By Kerry Grens on Tuesday, January 10, 2006.

Today (Tuesday) the Governor signed a bill that will pay for up to ten days of drug coverage for victims caught in what the Governor called a nightmare.

Legislators passed the measure to pay for prescription drugs that should have been covered by a new Medicare pharmacy benefit.

The legislature met in a special session to respond to widespread reports that people were unable to get their prescriptions filled.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Kerry Grens has more.

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