Blog
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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 >
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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 >
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If the Affordable Care Act is repealed some NYS Congressional seats could flip or be impacted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districts, currently represented by Republicans, in the United States that could "flip" if the Affordable Care Act is repealed.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 >
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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 >
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Joint NYC Chapter of NYSARA and Council of Municipal Retiree Organizations (COMRO) Meeting February 15th
February 17, 2017: On Wednesday February 15th the first ever joint meeting of the NYC Chapter of NYSARA and Council of Municipal Retiree Organizations (COMRO) was held at UFT headquarters. The major topic of discussion was the status of the federal deliberations on t...Read more >
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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 >
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NYSARA President speaks at the Renew the American Promise (RAP)/Health Care for America Now (HCAN) Meeting
February 05, 2017: On Friday February 3rd NYSARA President Barry A. Kaufmann spoke at the annual NYS RAP/HCAN meeting in Albany. With over 100 activists in attendance the timelines and details of the consideration of issues such as the affordable care act, Medicare, Me...Read more >
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NYSARA 2017 Senior Legislative Agenda
January 20, 2017: 1. Pass Safe Patient Staffing Bill in the NYS Senate 2. Work for the Rejection to the NYS Constitutional Convention 3. Retirement Security in NYS 4. Fight to reject amending Section 167-a of the Civil Service law that would freeze the reimbu...Read more >
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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 >
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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 >