Apr 26, 2024
State Budget Overview May 10, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM Speaker: Gail Myers, Deputy Director, NY StateWide Senior Action Council Hear about issues impacting older New Yorkers in the recently adopted state budget. 2024-2025 Adopted Budget Presentation;...
Apr 5, 2024
NEW YORK RESIDENTS (WHO ARE NOT MEDICARE ELIGIBLE) EARNING UP TO $37,650 NOW QUALIFY FOR IMPROVED INSURANCE BENEFIT ON THE STATE’S EXCHANGE On April 1, an expansion of income limits went into effect for New Yorkers who can purchase insurance on the state’s...
Mar 12, 2024
Make one phone call: We support the Governor’s proposal to eliminate all cost sharing for insulin for New Yorkers covered under commercial insurance plans. However, since the state does not regulate Medicare Part D insurance products, the Governor’s well-intentioned...
Feb 9, 2024
Ask New York Congressional Leadership to Expand Cancer Screening for Seniors This Year. The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (S.2085/H.R.2407) allows for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early-detection screening tests. Without it,...
Jan 30, 2024
TOPIC: New Health Insurance Option for Undocumented Immigrants Aged 65 and Older Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM—11:00 AM Speaker: Megan Gagliardi, Assistant Director, Bureau of Community Enrollment and Eligibility Processing, NYS Department of Health...
Jan 29, 2024
PR Newswire January 16, 2024·2 min read ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The New York StateWide Senior Action Council (StateWide), an organization dedicated to advocacy for the rights of seniors in New York State, today announced its Medicare Fraud of...