Lawmakers Aim to Lower Healthcare Cost for Low-Income Seniors

Massachusetts lawmakers want to make low-income seniors' access to medical services less financially onerous, reports WWLP . Sen. Jo Comerford aims to raise the amount of money seniors make so they can afford healthcare. The current state healthcare system bars healthcare compensation to people making more than $2,313 monthly. "If you make $2,500 a month in income and that can be retirement, it could be pension, it can be some savings. We'll let you make that much money provided you pay what is a modest premium that gets you to that $2,313 limit," Comerford says. She proposes that a person making $2,500 a month should only have to pay $187 in healthcare costs.