The federal budget agreement Congress approved last month removes annual caps on how much Medicare pays for physical, occupational or speech therapy and streamlines the medical review process. It applies to people in traditional Medicare as well as those with private Medica... Read more
NYSARA currently has five regional geographic chapters and one in development. These chapters are located in New York City, Long Island, the Capital District, Central New York and Western New York. Currently a chapter in Westchester/Putnam is under development. If you hav... Read more
On Monday, November 27th the United States labor department postponed from Jan. 1, 2018, to July 1, 2019, the fiduciary rule that established the applicability of a legally binding contract between brokers and retirement-account clients that requires brokers to act in a CLIENT... Read more
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On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed H.R. 1 into law, giving permanent and massive tax cuts to corporations and wealthy Americans. The tax cuts are partially funded by eliminating health insurance for 13 million Americans and limiting tax deductions that benefit l... Read more
The Campaign for New York Health, one of our partners to pass enhanced medicare for all, is dedicated to winning truly universal health care without financial barriers and the Health Rights & Access Survey is the tool they are using to prioritize outreach to individuals... Read more
The year 2017 will go down as one of the most active and bizarre years for seniors in recent memory. NYSARA and our national affiliate the ARA had an extremely busy year. While not always successful in our efforts we made our voices known and heard. With the national leadership r... Read more
Pictured left to right: Armando Mandes, Vice President NYC Chapter, Debra Penny, Teacher Member, TRS, Marvin Goodman, chapter exec board Robert Roach, President ARA, Doris Welch, Chapter President and Jay Cee Holden, chapter treasurer The UFT Retired Teachers, held it's end of t... Read more
House and Senate Republicans ironed out the differences on their tax overhaul bills Friday, agreeing on a sweeping plan that provides a major tax cut for corporations but raises taxes and health care premiums for millions of older Americans. The legislation would also increase th... Read more