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AMan says Tories muni on drug help program Dv PAUL. M1nITCHIS&W. ISpecial 10 lTe Champiqn A Burlînglon man <hinks the provincial gos- emmenti s deliberately keeping quiet about a tpeogram saving him hundreds (if doleialnug tees. annmilly. Goirdoin Bowcr saîd..îhc Trillium Deug Ilrogram. for peuple tif andy age wiqh unmnanagc- ale drug expenss recelses fou litie pubhicily I suspect flie govcmnn diienni wani Ioi pay if' <bey can gel away wit i t. Prior lIo Ntulnhling on infoirmatioin about thec Sprogramt in a nem, s .rticl.Niu new drug user' : tees, lie said xiose told liT hl mighî lie eligible <or help i haive di~ ause thle hîgh Lost ot drug.. wî<li i varieus me ail priifcssionals. including toîur dociors anti four phamsacisui maé une men, lions th le existence iiithis~plaM Mr Bosser, wlio is 62 anti w(ieks part-in ' <e as an indus rial consultant, runs up nmore ihn $12001 in precrcnption cuits annually. <or nrwult:a- lins relateti i) lits hcaul Witlioul <lie program3wli salit lied lie hard-pitsed tii afford <hem Province says il's playing Ibir Dav id Ross, ut tlie provincial Mînisiry of Ilealîli. said il's, -atsîluiely nuî truc," the Trilium D<sîg Plan <s heing kepi quiet. Programn for seniors press relehses telling people il's there7 Ms "Doctors have ail eceived a "tiout froin lite >cnior grup tcils nembers Librman said. Titcy do it now andti len. and minisury, afid ail thie phuae<n s wclIL" sit Me. l'be Canadian Association for Retiet Peuple, prubably lbope <bey wont have Io speni lois Ross. *Weve even ahcdde delthjcibleo anot- or CARP' advises i<s members about the inach money on iî. e 140.U)Opepeam eehgibk for thte pnugain.' Tniliiumn érgralin. But Canal Uibman, pulic<y Pampltcin MPP office Mr. Bosser î.s consinceti otlierwise. - dîreclur of lte organization, agires flie provin- A vîsil in the constituency office tif Burlington He's eligie for Ifis ycu, but was tuÔ al lu, < ciq gosemrtent dueisneci to wànlt<o, publi- MI'P Cam J>ckson wrned up a pamphlet about apply for bencfits in 1995. even îhough lie ctzè'ut very mucli ihe Tnllium prigram. wîîuld have qualifieti. "I basically tînt oui lait "Lîke a lot of Ihingý iit à?ts ruoney. they're Il says <liai aflter a famîly reaches es year itecalise i was <ou laie." leting you do yougeîwn veseareli. They certainly \,dducMîlc lîmît. wlincli depentis on incomne. a Mr. Bower saîid <t was; a strong supporter of don't deny <is thete." satid Ms Librman. who.se persi cao receive hack lhe extra cash pamd out <lhe Mîke Harri Coîmmun Sense Resolutton lit organization advises ils membets aliu gtsem- for prescription thugs.- is angr wîli ilie goverument oser titis. He'»tnnIprgramî j Foir esample. a single wîiman wîîh no rsiie heen <o N4 pharmacies and neyer neen tb4 For hlose-wlio dont1 qualtty -for ail tbe !iaitli drug plan. and au mncte otiI 8,(M00. woald Tnillîum Drug Program pamphilet uts open dis- cale lienfits iliven lu People at aige 65, tbc ctist hase a deduttibie tif $479. If ber drug cuits were play. ibougli il was jvàlaile front under tlie of deugs cao hcedevastaing." andi <hey tend lii $1,WKt), the Tnilltium programt wîîuld reimhurse counler. And,. lie said. <ttree of four personal rely on pharmucisi. doctors and iliers foîr the test. minas a $2 fee - fnients in the healili carc fieldi didn't know about atisice. Tita cao be a mintakle. said Mn Limran. Anyone wîtli quesinlis asked lio cati tlic tl cîther. tJltimaiely, il's up lii you Io lie asare. tif Trîlîturo program boîlîne at 1-800-575-5386. '"1k ineflicieul, almost necrelive way titis pire- things lîke fis, <sut if you don't have <lhe chance Mr. Bgwer said kc became nu frustrateti wi<b tbe graîm ns bitng protoiteti, or i sitoulti say nul pro- lii rea th le paper toroughly and ail <lie time, automateti plione systemt -e endeti Up callttsg tbe moted. liy, <lie Ontario Mînis<ry of Health i.. you coultil ea.sily nul ksow about il." Heailli Minis<ry lu speak wîtb an indtvidual. cîîmplcîely unacceplahle. Sbe sat the programn waa introdaced under <lie From Apnl untîl <lie end tif iuly fins year. the Mr. Buwer anti lits 61-year-old ssifc were Botb Rae NDP glîsemment. anti sle credits Mr gitiemment spent St 4 milliton on the Tntllîum luircet itt eaely retrement andti <ey don't have Harrs for keoçing il. But sbe says <t's tap tii peu- drxtg program. Thie deductihie for a single persont a pension Ne diainni yet qaalîfy for thk gener pIe du <heur tsorewoà1 if <bey wan< lui benelit, wîth an annul incume of $6.500 or lesn was utus dnig proîvisions (if the Ontario Deug j3enefit l*s qaîte -true tbey don't senti itut a lui tif lossereti feoto $500 foi $.150 sin Apuil 1. Watd.o4 ___ sdto5e te Worldwîde WaUdorfmiovu'ment oflourihing'1* WI>eneier Waldoifschoo1a exsot..... froln Su'uzerland tôSouIý Afrca. 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