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Board Of Directors
Executive Board
Mario Henry (New York City Chapter, Queens County)
President
Ann Converso (Western NY, Erie County)
1st Vice President
Susan Schrader (Franklin County Chapter, North Country)
2nd Vice President
Carolyn Parker (New York City Chapter, Bronx County)
Secretary
Nelsa Selover (Cayuga County, Finger Lakes Region)
Assistant Secretary
Robert Sinacore (Albany County, Capital Region)
Treasurer
Sharon Murray Cohen (Hudson Valley Chapter, Ulster County)
Assistant Treasurer
Federal Court Orders Appeal Rights on “Observation Status” Issue for Certain Medicare Hospital Patients
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2020 Contact: Matthew Shepard: 202-293-5760, MShepard@MedicareAdvocacy.org In a decision issued today, Judge Michael P. Shea of the U.S. District Court in Hartford, Connecticut found that certain Medicare beneficiaries who are placed on...
Medicare and Coronavirus: What You Need to Know
Medicare and Coronavirus: What You Need to Know By Seema Verma Administrator, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Since older Americans are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19), I wanted to let you know the steps we’re taking to help our...
NY State Department of Health Visitation Policies for Visitors and Caregivers. (Effective 3/18)
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Board Members By Region
Capital District
Wendy Fieser
Columbia County
Kim Anderson Swire
Saratoga County
Kathy Lyman - Alternate
Schenectady County
Mary Pritchard
Schenectady County
Lower Hudson Valley
Helen Edelstein - Alternate
Dutchess County
Bob Kasparak
Orange County
Kitty Vetter
Sullivan County
Claire O'Brien
Ulster County
Floyd Gulnick
Ulster County
North Country
Mary Degon
Franklin County
Barbara McBernie
St. Lawrence County
Laura Jandrew
St. Lawrence County
Kathy Skelly
St. Lawrence County
Lois Armstrong - Alternate
St. Lawrence County
Carol Durham - Alternate
St. Lawrence County
New York City
Lowell Green
Bronx County
Eustene Corbin
Kings County
B. Pyne Bertsche
Bronx County
Dennis Gwendolyn
Bronx County
Central/Finger LAkes
Wil Lawrence
Tompkins County
Susan Beckley
Tompkins County
Doris Smith
Cayuga County
western
Helen Sanders
Erie County
Merlene Bell
Erie County
Long Island
Vickie Ellner
Nassau County
Emeritus
Mike Bishansky
Rockland County, Hudson Valley Chapter
Robert Miller
St. Lawrence County, North Country Chapter
Carlton Doane
St. Lawrence County, North Country Chapter