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What the state report shows For nearly a decade, all school districts in New York have had to test their water for lead, but in 2023, the state lowered the allowable limit from 15 parts per billion to just five.
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Prescriptions filled after someone has paid the maximum allowable amount will cost them nothing at all.
—Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
This is the maximum allowable limit.
—NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
Eligibility is limited to households whose net income after allowable expenses does not exceed the federal poverty line — about $32,000 a year for a family of four.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Prescriptions filled after someone has paid the maximum allowable amount will cost them nothing at all.
—Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
This is the maximum allowable limit.
—NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
Eligibility is limited to households whose net income after allowable expenses does not exceed the federal poverty line — about $32,000 a year for a family of four.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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