Senior citizens struggling with the cost of prescriptions might benefit from state legislation signed on Tuesday.

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale applauded the legislature for increasing the income limits used for the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) and PACE Needs Enhancement Tier, or PACENET.

DePasquale said the measure will extend drug benefits to an additional 14,000 Pennsylvania residents aged 65 and older and prevent 3,000 others from losing their benefits.

The income limit for a single senior is now $14,500 for PACE and $27,500 for PACENET. The limits for married seniors are $17,700 for PACE and $35,500 for PACENET.

Those interested in learning if they are eligible for PACE or PACENET can call Brittany Buzzelli at 724-282-3008. She stressed that the Area Agency on Aging does not take walk-in questions.

More information is also available at www.aging.pa.gov by searching “PACE.”

This is an excerpt — read more about the limit increase in Friday's Butler Eagle.