Irate state employees packed an auditorium last night, lining up to express outrage over increases in their prescription drug co-pays and other health care costs that took effect three weeks before the governor announced a billion-dollar budget surplus.If Maryland state workers think they can get a better deal somewhere else why not leave?
Some in the audience of about 175 talked of cutting their pills in half to make them last longer. Others said they have given up their medicine altogether because of prohibitive cost.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Maryland state workers irate
The Baltimore Sun reports that Maryland state workers don't want higher co-pays: