Governor Jay Nixon signed legislation today reauthorizing the state’s prescription drug assistance program for low-income seniors for three more years.

Missouri Rx pays half of the cost of prescription drugs, including co-pays and deductibles, for eligible seniors. It’s designed to cover the gap in Medicare prescription drug benefits known as the donut hole. The governor says the program will still be needed, even as President Obama phases in his overhaul of the health care system.

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