Affordable Care Act

• Positions on the AHCA (Trump/Ryancare) by our Congressional Representatives

  March 26, 2017: All 18 Democratic Congresspersons committed to voting against How our nine Republican Congressional Representatives stood on the AHCA (Trumpcare) Supported the Bill (NY Times 3/24/2017) Lee Zeldin - 1st Congressional District John Faso - 19...Read more >

• Thank You NYSARA Activists: Your Efforts paid dividends in Preventing Trump/Ryancare’s passage

  March 26, 2017: On Friday March 24, 2017 the American Health Care Act died a very unnatural death. The original bill that threatened to have up to 24 million Americans lose coverage, to raise prices for seniors, to give a $525 billion dollar tax break to the very ri...Read more >

• Faso votes to move Republican health care bill on

  March 17, 2017: Rep. John Faso, R-Kinderhook, was among 19 members of the House Budget Committee to vote in favor of reporting the GOP’s American Health Care Act out of committee on Thursday. It now heads to the Rules Committee. The vote was 19-17. Had one addi...Read more >

• What the Republican talking points REALLY mean

  March 12, 2017:   They say:  We want to allow the sale of health insurance across state lines. The Reality: Selling insurance across state lines will let insurance companies move to the states with the weakest regulations, which could destroy coverage pr...Read more >

• If the Affordable Care Act is repealed some NYS Congressional seats could flip or be impacted

  March 05, 2017: In an article in the Daily Kos on February 27, 2017 they identified 51 Congressional districts, currently represented by Republicans, in the United States that could "flip" if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. Although the premise that the ACA rep...Read more >

• Southern tier NYSARA activists speak truth to power at a rally in front of Representative Reed’s Corning office

  February 23, 2017: On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in front of Congressman Reed's Corning office a group of activists including many NYSARA members rallied against the repeal of the ACA, diminishing of Medicare, block granting of Medicaid and diminishment of Social S...Read more >

• Productive Meeting Held with Representative Peter King

  February 12, 2017: On Friday February 10, 2017 NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann and Long Island Chapter of NYSARA President Stanley Bergman met with Congressman Peter King. (R/CD #2) NYSARA's positions on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Block granting or annualiz...Read more >

• Rally for healthcare: Long Island Chapter in the house at Westbury

  January 15, 2017: L-R LI Chapter of NYSARA President Stanley Bergman, Bob Suoto and LI Chapter Treasurer Walter Dunn January 15, 2017 Several hundred people attended a rally in Westbury to preserve healthcare, inspired by Senator Bernie Sanders and Minority Lea...Read more >

• NYSARA President joins New York City Members of Congress, Patients, Healthcare Providers, Advocacy Groups to Rally against Obamacare Repeal, GOP Medicare and Medicaid Cuts

  January 09, 2017: On a snowy January 7th morning at the Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann joined Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-7th CD), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-12th CD), Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-8th CD) and C...Read more >

• NYSARA Activists visit Congressman Collins office about ACA Repeal, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security Concerns

  January 09, 2017: On Friday January 6, 2017 NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann, Western New York Chapter of NYSARA Treasurer Richard Sweeney and activist Barbara Baer met with Congressman Chris Collins (R-27thCD) Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Kracker. During the over one...Read more >