MEDICARE CURRENT BENEFICIARY SURVEY (MCBS) Our CMS colleagues are sharing news that some Medicare beneficiaries (less than 30,000) will be contacted. This is part of an ongoing study called the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS). CMS contracts with the...
ACTION ALERT The State Legislature is completing its business for the regular Session, the Senate has already done so and the Assembly will be reconvening next week. StateWide has two important bills remaining for the Assembly to consider – so we urge you to...
This is an urgent action request for the week of 5/22/23 to New York organizations, businesses, and everyday people to those who represent New York in Congress. Together, we are calling on them to take immediate action to prevent debt default, and avoid harmful cuts...
On January 5, Governor Hochul presented the State of the State Message, and for the first time in recent memory, there was a specific section dedicated to issues of importance to older residents. The State of the State is available for your review in an online book,...
Efforts to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (the ACA) have been voted on and defeated in Congress ever since it was passed ten years ago, and now the federal government and some states have a lawsuit (California v. Texas) appealing to the courts to eliminate the ACA....
All across the country, advocates will be calling for federal action on Improved Medicare for All. Here in New York, StateWide Senior Action Council is part of a group planning action – and because we want everyone to be safe – you can take action from...
