National News

• The Build Back Better Framework Will Deliver for New York

  November 22, 2021: President Biden’s Build Back Better framework will bring down costs that have held back families in New York for decades by cutting taxes and making child care, home care, education, health care, and housing more affordable. The...Read more >

• 2022 News on Part B Medicare Premiums and Deductibles from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

  November 16, 2021: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Friday that the standard monthly Part B premium for next year will be $170.10. That’s an increase of 14.5%, or $21.60, from 2021. The annual Part B deductible will be $233, an ...Read more >

• We All Have A Responsibility To Safeguard Ourselves And Others In The Pandemic

  January 11, 2021: Even with the hope and progress of the COVID 19 vaccine, public health experts and other policy makers are warning that this will be a cruel season. We encourage you  to learn the facts, communicate with your health care professionals and  se...Read more >

• IRS Issuing Millions of COVID Stimulus Payments by Debit Card:  Here’s What to Look for

  January 11, 2021: Starting this week, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are sending approximately 8 million second Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) by prepaid debit card. These EIP Cards follow the millions of payments already made...Read more >

• From Our Friends At Medicare Rights – Act Today! Tell Congress to Pass the BENES Act

  July 20, 2020: The bipartisan Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act (S. 1280/H.R. 2477) is urgently needed to modernize and streamline the Medicare Part B enrollment process. Passage this year presents an important o...Read more >

• Long Island Chapter of NYSARA Submits a Resolution on Juneteenth Holiday

  July 20, 2020:   NYS Alliance for Retired Americans/LI Chapter  June 19, 2020 Juneteenth Motion Passed The Long Island chapter of NYSARA passed the following resolution at its June 19, 2020 zoom meeting:  The NYSARA Board of Directors will ...Read more >

• The Postal Service Crisis and It’s Importance to Seniors

  May 20, 2020:   The Problem: In 2006 Congress passed a law that imposed extraordinary costs on the U.S. Postal Service.  The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) required the USPS to create a $72 billion fund to pay the cost of its post...Read more >

• New Tax Law and its impact on Medicare and Medicaid

  January 29, 2018: On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed H.R. 1 into law, giving permanent and massive tax cuts to corporations and wealthy Americans. The tax cuts are partially funded by eliminating health insurance for 13 million Americans and limiting...Read more >

• House/Senate Conference Committee’s Tax Compromise

  December 18, 2017: House and Senate Republicans ironed out the differences on their tax overhaul bills Friday, agreeing on a sweeping plan that provides a major tax cut for corporations but raises taxes and health care premiums for millions of older Americans. The legi...Read more >

• New York Report: How the Republican Tax Giveaway to the Wealthy Would Hurt New York Families

  October 25, 2017: Updated 10/23/17   The Republican tax plan would actually raise taxes on about 2.1 million New York households next year.   In New York, 3.4 million households deduct state and local taxes, with an average deductio...Read more >