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StateWide coalition partners host a conference call with Senator Schumer
Mark your calendars! Wednesday, July 31 at noon. Sen. Schumer will be speaking to StateWide members and our partner organizations on the federal budget process, safety net programs, and Medicare/Medicare for All. You are invited to call in. Note: special call in...
Bipartisan Budget Agreement Acheived for Federal Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021
Congress and the White House have avoided any possible government shutdowns in the near future by agreeing to a budgetary spending authorization and raising the borrowing cap. The agreement increases domestic spending and stops the scheduled reinstatement of the...
State Budget
- Read Gail Myers Testimony – Aging Committee Hearing Nov 18, 2018
- Read StateWide’s Budget Testimony for the Governor’s Proposed 2017-2018 budget.
- Review StateWide’s Analysis of the NYS Office for Aging Budget – Proposed Aging Budget chart
Federal Issues Highlighted
Oct 2018 – 2019 SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
April 2017 – What’s at stake for older residents in the repeal of the Affordable Care Act? What’s the future of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid?
Group working to help Central New York’s underinsured
By Stephanie Sorrell-White / stephanie@timestelegram.com Posted Aug 28, 2019 at 1:00 PM ILION, N.Y. – Residents dealing with insufficient insurance or none at all may face a range of barriers, including the ability to handle the paperwork required to obtain the...
Oswego County Residents Discuss Healthcare
August 27, 2019 Kassadee Paulo (Left to right): Virginia Bough, Catherine Bucher, Mike Falonga, Marcus Harazin, Bob Sinacore, Lori Lyon, Stephanie Parrott and Mary Vanouse. FULTON – Some citizens of Oswego County met with two representatives of New York StateWide...
Demand for home care workers on LI is outstripping supply
Alma Gonzalez, a home health aide, makes lunch for client Pearl Gould, 89, at Gould's Glen Cove home, on Friday. Photo Credit: Danielle Silverman By Carol Polskycarol.polsky@newsday.comUpdated July 30, 2019 9:53 AM Trina Tonorezos’ 71-year-old sister, bedridden from...