Mike Fisher in Survey of Gubernatorial campaign websites, 2001-2009

On Education: Opportunity scholarships: poor kids to private schools

As Governor Mike Fisher will seek to establish a program in Pennsylvania that targets opportunity scholarships in empowerment schools districts. The plan will target empowerment district with need based scholarships to low-income families so that they have the chance to send their children to a school, public or private, that provides them a better opportunity in which to learn. Source: 2002 Gubernatorial site, MikeFisher.com, “Issues:Education” Oct 16, 2002

On Health Care: Expand Rx drug plan coverage with slots at racetracks

Increase income eligibility limits by $4,000 ($20,999) for an individual and $5,000 ($25,199) for a couple;
establish $50 annual enrollment fee;
index deductibles to income ranging from $450 to $650;
create a tiered co-pay system of $8 for generic drugs, $15 for preferred brand name drugs and $25 for non-preferred brands.

This program will cost PA about $36 million in fiscal year 2003-2004. The Fisher Plan calls for an increase in funding from two sources: slots at the racetracks and a federal waiver for certain Medicaid eligibility requirements. This would allow federal Medicaid money to be used by the states to extend prescription drug benefits to seniors not currently covered by a state program. Source: 2002 Gubernatorial site, MikeFisher.com, “Prescription” Oct 16, 2002

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