On May 24, 2017 the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the American Health Care Act that was passed in the House on May 4th. According to the CBO the AHCA will cause about 23 million people to lose health insurance and $834 billion will be cut from Medicaid to g... Read more
This November New Yorkers will be asked to vote on whether we hold a convention to revise our state’s constitution. New York's seniors, as the most reliable section of the voting population, will have a great impact on whether or not a convention is even held. That the q... Read more
Letter to the Editor template Newspaper address To the editor – There are almost never simple solutions to complex challenges and for this reason, a no vote on a Constitutional Convention is the only sensible choice for New Yorkers this November. We all want better g... Read more
The New York Health Act the “Medicare-for-all” bill—designed to provide health insurance to all state residents—passed the predominantly Democratic Assembly Tuesday afternoon May 16th following several hours of partisan back-and-forth on the chamber floor. The bill has pa... Read more
Speakers: Kerry Peek, Director Cheektowaga Senior Center Rev. Rick Maisano, volunteerism and activism Frank B. Messiah, former local president NAACP Letter Writing, Constitutional Convention President's Report, Steve Muscarella... Read more
Despite unprecedented outrage from constituents and a 17% approval rating seven (7) Congressional Representatives in New York State voted to take health care away from 2.7 million New Yorkers. Congressional Representatives Lee Zeldin (R/CD #1), Peter King (R/CD #2), ... Read more
On Tuesday May 2nd NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann and Executive Director Steve Madarasz met with staff members from Assembly Minority Leader Kolb, Senate IDC Leader Klein, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and with Senate Democratic Leader Stewart Cousins. The NYSARA leaders prese... Read more
The Long Island Chapter of NYSARA held a two hour forum on health care and the NYS Constitutional Convention on Friday April 28, 2017. The fifty (50) activists in attendance were presented with the reasons for and the practicalities of a single payer health care system in New Yor... Read more
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