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
At their October 3rd Conference Call Board meeting the NYSARA Board of Directors unanimously endorsed Letitia "Tish" James for NYS Attorney General and Incumbent Thomas DiNapoli for NYS Comptroller. Letitia James is the Public Advocate for the City of New York, the s... Read more
NYSARA Executive Director Stephen Madarasz, Capital Region Chapter President Karen Wojcik-Hess, Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY20 CD), Linda Mertz of the University at Albany School of Public Welfare, and NYSARA activist Pat Lavin. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY 20th CD) joined the Capital ... Read more
Save Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid! That was the mantra at a recent meeting held at UFT headquarters on Thursday, August 9, 2018 and organized by some of NYSARA's allies including Metro NY Healthcare for all, the UFT and Statewide Senior Action Network. It was a... Read more
President Franklin Roosevelt signed our Social Security system into law eighty-three years ago today, on August 14, 1935. It has stood the test of time. Social Security protects us against the economic consequences of risks to which all of us are vulnerable. Rich or ... Read more
As of June 15, 2018, the House Budget Committee has not produced a budget for FY 2019. However, the 150-member strong Republican Study Committee (RSC) did draft a budget, and many of their proposals or similar proposals have been included in previous House budgets. The RSC budget... Read more
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Meeting New York State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli was a special guest at the NYSARA Central New York chapter's monthly meeting in Syracuse, offering perspective on the importance of improving retirement security for all New Yorkers, the strength of the NYS Public Emplo... Read more