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2017 Congressional Voting Records for NYS

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Central New York Chapter of NYSARA Welcomes Comptroller Dinapoli and NYSARA Executive Director Madarasz to Meeting

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

New York City Chapter of NYSARA and JASA Sponsor Free Senior Resource Fair

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NYSARA Biennial Election Convention 2018 Officers and Directors Elected/ ARA Executive Director Addresses Group

The biennial election convention of the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans began on the night of April 18th with its Board of Directors meeting.  At this meeting retiring Board members Doug Matousek, Walter Dunn and Floyd Cameron were recognized and new Board member... Read more

HEALTHCARE COMPANIES: THE LEAST DESERVING TAX-CUT WINNERS

  Among corporations, few fare better under the new Republican tax law—while deserving it less—than big drug companies and health insurers. Both the pharmaceutical and health-insurance industries have grown rich and powerful over the years by overpricing their product... Read more

New York State Adopts Voluntary Retirement Savings Program

New York is among a growing number of states that have now passed legislation to create government-sponsored payroll-deduction retirement programs for small businesses. Personal finance expert Jean Chatzky notes 52 percent of American households age 55 or over have no retirement ... Read more

Lifting Therapy Caps Is A Load Off Medicare Patients’ Shoulders

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 Regional Chapters – Getting Involved

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

New York’s proposed best interest standard for annuities and life insurance

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