National News

• NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Cuts to SNAP Program in the Big Awful Bill Means More New Yorkers Without Enough Food

  July 07, 2025:   Proposed federal changes to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest program helping households obtain food, would increase costs to state governments, limit eligibility and reduce the v...Read more >

• The Federal Budget is an Assault on New York The US House and Senate just passed a budget that will hurt working New Yorkers in order to maintain tax cuts for the rich. By the Fiscal Policy Institute

  July 07, 2025:   The U.S. Congress just passed a federal budget that will cost the State of New York over $15 billion per year, kick 1.5 million New Yorkers off their health insurance, eliminate benefits for up to 1 million food stamp rec...Read more >

• Project 2025 is Alive and Well in America April 2025

  April 03, 2025:   Remember during the campaign Project 2025, designed and published by the Conservative organization the Heritage Foundation when many were worried.  President Trump disavowed any knowledge of it despite the fact that it had policies tha...Read more >

• HOW FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS WILL HURT YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK

  March 05, 2025: Background: Republicans in Congress are currently working with Trump and Musk to cut up to $2.5 trillion in public programs to fund $4.7 to $5.5 trillion in tax cuts for the super-rich and wealthy corporations – they’re taking money from our fam...Read more >

• New York Senator Gillibrand Proposes Bill That Would Expand Social Security in Contrast to Republicans in Congress and Presidential Candidate Trump

  April 05, 2024: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced legislation she said would expand social security benefits for seniors. The Boosting Benefits & COLAs for Seniors Act would change the formula for the cost-of-living adjustments calculation, or COLA. ...Read more >

• Legislative Accomplishments During the 117th Congress that Benefit Older Americans

  October 10, 2022: Lowering Medicare Prescription Drug Prices, Investing in Clean Energy and Reducing Inflation:   On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. Monumental in nature and of tremendous consequence for...Read more >

• Medicare Pilot Program ACO REACH What it REALLY Is

  May 16, 2022: NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann, in response to concerns raised by NYSARA members and to untrue statements by organizations having motives other than to protect Medicare recipients, asked the ARA staff and leadership to address the Global and Profes...Read more >

• 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 >