State & Federal Legislative Advocacy Updates EPIC battle results in win for seniors
In a tremendous victory for seniors tonight (3/26/12), the state Legislature’s budget conference committee on health care has announced that EPIC coverage has been restored before and after the coverage gap called the “donut hole” with a maximum copayment of $20 starting January 1, 2013. Coverage during the donut hole will continue as is currently [...] StateWide Urges Assembly to Restore EPIC Funding
Both the State Assembly majority and the State Senate majority have now released their budget proposals which will be put forward for passage by their houses. Once they do that, probably today, a conference committee will be appointed to negotiate the differences between the bills. The State Senate majority has included $48 million to restore [...] StateWide Helps 92 Year Old Senior Win Medicare Hospital Appeal
A 92 year old Albany County woman who lived alone and who fell and fractured both of her arms has won an appeal she made against a discharge decision from Samaritan Hospital in Troy. She went to the hospital after a fall on Friday, February 17 and the hospital was intent on sending her home [...]
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What's New at StateWide StateWide’s 40th Anniversary Year – You can be part of the celebration honoring our past and “Paying It Forward” for future generations of seniors and their families. Join our effort and Save the Date for our Gala, October 10, 2012 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Please click on this link for more information. EPIC (Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage) Program Changes are underway again through advocacy efforts by StateWide and seniors who urged the Legislature to save the EPIC program! The state Legislature has provided funding to the EPIC program, starting January 1, 2013, so that copays will once again become manageable (capped at $20) and that EPIC will be in effect for seniors whether or not they are in the donut hole. Click here to See StateWide’s Flyer for more details about the 2012 program, and stay tuned for details for 2013. Call 1-800-333-4374 with any questions. Medicare Open Enrollment Period ended December 7 but you still MAY be able to change your coverage - everything you need to know is just a click away Alert , or call StateWide at 1-800-333-4374.
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