TOPIC: Personal Medical Debt in New York State and How to Prevent Aggressive Debt Collection Practices

• The extent of medical debt in NYS and increasing efforts of hospitals to aggressively seek debt repayment.
• Problems with the hospital financial assistance programs.
• The impact on persons with low incomes and persons of color.
• Current protections for consumers and proposals to prevent medical debt and how you or your organization can help support these efforts.

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JANUARY 2023

Topic: Unwinding After the Public Health Emergency Ends – Transitions to Coverage and Assistance Under Medicare, Medicaid & the Medicare Savings Program;  Speaker: Frank M. Winter, Regional Training Lead, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Regional Office

FEBRUARY 2023

Topic: Autopsies and the Role of the Coroner;  Speaker: Margaret Luck, Coroner Fulton County

If you missed our Budget Briefing Webinars with Deputy Director Gail Myers, you can view the recordings and the presentations right here:

• Budget Briefing 1: Aging Services funded by NYS Office for the Aging
• Budget Briefing 2: Agencies other than the NYS Office for Aging programs 

Take Action: Call your legislators to support StateWide’s Patient Rights Helpline