Social Security Works for New York's Children Social Security provided benefits to 240,564 New York children in 2016. 1 in 14 (6.8%) New York beneficiaries Social Security Works for New York's People of Color Social Security provided benefits to 2 in 7 (28.6%) Afri... Read more
More than 200 House Democrats on Wednesday reintroduced legislation that would expand Social Security benefits and gradually ramp up how much workers contribute to the social insurance program. The Social Security 2100 Act calls for an across-the-board benefit increase equal... Read more
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Public pension funds contributed a net $137.3 billion to state and local government coffers during 2016, underscoring their power to strengthen the U.S. economy, according to an analysis by the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS). NCPERS outlin... Read more
Excerpts From the Washington Post Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, issued new guidance to states that would allow weakening of provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The Trump administration is urging states to tear down pillars ... Read more
Robert Roach, Jr. and Joseph Peters, Jr. Re-elected as Alliance Leaders The Alliance’s 2018 National Membership Meeting took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday through Thursday of last week. On the first day, Robert Roach, Jr., who has been President of the Alliance s... Read more
Congressman Suozzi (D) CD # 3, and Long Island Chapter of NYSARA members at 10/26 Forum On Friday October 26 the Long Island Chapter on NYSARA ran its fall symposium - Mid term election choices for Congress. All candidates for Congressional Districts 1-4 (Long Island) we... Read more
MYTH: The NY Health Act will end Medicare as we know it. FACT: The NY Health Act will greatly improve benefits for Medicare beneficiaries by covering vision, dental, hearing, and long-term care, while lowering cost by getting rid of copays, deductibles, and cost- sharing. Yo... Read more
This symposium will feature all of the Congressional candidates from Long Island's Congressional Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4. Representative Lee Zeldin (R) and Mr. Perry Gershon (D) in Congressional District # 1, Representative Peter T. King (R) and Ms. Liuba Grechen Shirley (D) ... Read more