If you haven’t filed your NYS Income tax return yet and are expecting a refund, for the first time you have a chance to make a donation from your expected refund to “Meals on Wheels for Seniors.” A new law enacted in 2019 now adds the NYS Office for...
NY StateWide Senior Action Council is celebrating National Consumer Protection Week (March 1 – 7). Visit consumer.ftc.gov and our Senior Medicare Page for information on how to protect yourself from the latest scams!
COVID-19 Update and Information There is now a confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York City. What should you do and how can you get accurate updated information? How to prevent illness Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at...
Click HERE to open the report Executive Summary: New York State has made considerable headway in reducing the number of uninsured people in the state, including in western and central New York. According to an analysis by the Health Foundation for Western &...
At the last Medicaid Redesign Team “public hearing” in NYC we were given less than 24 hour notice and the wrong address was on the notice. But with looming and recent cuts to Medicaid, the voice of the public and those directly impacted are more important...
During our 2019 Convention, last October, the Census New York Regional Director, Jeff T. Behler, addressed our membership. He spoke about the challenges this year’s Census, and, he described a variety of ways that we could be involved in order to maximize community...
