NYC Events

The NYC Chapter meets the Second Monday of each month from 1:30 – 3:00 PM

Past Meetings:

September 13, 2021; Topic:  The New City Retiree Health Plan:  What You Need to Know & What We Need To Do

Presenter: Len Rodberg, PhD.  Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies; Queens College/CUNY; Research Director of the NY Metro Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program

• Meeting Recording
• Len Rodberg’s PP Presentation
• NYC Chapter September Agenda

April 12, 2021 – Topic: Health Care Issues Coming Before Congress and the State Legislature in Spring 2021; View the PP Presentation by Mark Hannay, Director, Metro New York Health Care for All

June 14, 2021 – Topic: Safety Tips – Navigating Life in the COVID-19 Aftermath;  View the PP presentation by Elana Kieffer, Acting Director, Center for Healthy Aging, New York Academy of Medicine

Upcoming Meetings Dates

• October – No Meeting (Convention)
• November 8, 2021
• December 13, 2021

• November 9, 2021, 6:00 pm: Albany Library Virtual Presentation: Patients Rights in the Hospital - Preparing for an Operation or Procedure
  

  Date:  Tuesday, November 9, 2021

  Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  Title:  Patients Rights in the Hospital: Preparing for an Operation or Procedure

  • What are the rights patients & families have while undergoing procedure?
  • How to raise questions, communicate problems file concerns or complaints.
  • What steps can you take to ensure good care is provided during your      hospital stay?

  Presenter:  Marcus Harazin, StateWide     Patients Advocates Coordinator

  Register: https://albanypubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/8232855

   

  
  

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• November 16, 2021, 6:00 pm: Albany Library Virtual Presentation: Medicare Fraud:  How to Prevent, Detect, and Report the Latest Scams
  

  Date:  Tuesday, November 16, 2021

  Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  Title:  Medicare Fraud:  How to Prevent, Detect, and Report the Latest Scams

  • Protecting Your Medical Identity
  • What to do If Your Loved One Falls Victim to Fraud

  Presenter:  Gene Dumlao, StateWide Outreach Counselor

  Register: https://albanypubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/8232859

   

  
  

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