Our Issues
Medicare
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Lifting Therapy Caps Is A Load Off Medicare Patients’ Shoulders
March 21, 2018: 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 traditi Read More >
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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 Am Read More >
Medicaid
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Medicaid covers nearly 104 million medical visits, but that may soon change
January 31, 2018: by JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. EVERETT, Wash. — Unable to walk or talk, barely able to Read More >
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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 Am Read More >
Social Security
Affordable Care Act
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President Trump is Working to Dismantle the ACA Despite Growing Public Approval for the Law
October 23, 2017: In addition to avidly encouraging repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Congress, President Trump has stepped up his own aggressive and systematic campaign to sabotage and dismantle the ACA. Despite growing populari Read More >
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It’s time to get serious about health care reform By NYSARA President Barry A. Kaufmann- Poughkeepsie Journal August 7
August 07, 2017: In the aftermath of the U.S. Senate's unseemly spectacle over health care repeal and replace, this would be a good time for elected officials to end the political nonsense. There's good reason why the public noise around the i Read More >
NYS State Issues
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New York’s proposed best interest standard for annuities and life insurance
February 19, 2018: 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-accoun Read More >
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A Constitutional Convention stands to harm seniors – Op Ed
June 14, 2017: By Barry Kaufmann, Commentary Published 5:09 pm, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Albany Times Union It's troubling to read polls about widespread support for the Constitutional Convention that will be on the New York ballot this Novembe Read More >
Prescription Drugs
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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 Read More >
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Activism by Seniors, including NYSARA, Contributes to the “Death” of the TPP
November 23, 2016: The news that the White House and Republican congressional leaders have given up on passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is welcome. That the TPP would be defeated by Congress if brought to a vote signals that Trojan-horse Read More >
Pensions
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Your pension could vanish in a constitutional convention
October 28, 2015: Your pension is among the many protections and benefits at stake if New York state voters approve a constitutional convention in 2017. The New York State Constitution mandates that every 20 years, voters must vote whether to hold Read More >