MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says increasing SeniorCare fees would be reasonable since they’re so modest as lawmakers revise Gov. Scott Walker’s budget. The governor’s spending plan calls for requiring enrollees in the popular prescription drug program to first sign up for the federal Medicare Medicare Part D. Rep. John Nygren, Republican co-chairman of the Legislature’s finance committee, has said that idea is dead. Vos, a Rochester Republican, said during a news conference that raising the $30 annual SeniorCare enrollment fee slightly would be reasonable since it’s so inexpensive to get into the program right now. He didn’t offer specifics, saying Assembly Republicans still need to talk about it. He said encouraging people to sign up for Medicare Part D but keeping SeniorCare as an option is reasonable, too.
