Political Action

• CSEA Capital Region Retiree Local 999 hosts State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
• Capital District Chapter of NYSARA Schedule May 12 "Stop the Scam" program in Albany
• KFF Health News: Real Estate Investors Profit From Long-Term Care While Residents Languish

• 8 Things You Can do to Feel Safer From a Scam
• Final 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rule Increases Plan Pay and Relaxes Marketing Restrictions Giving Insurance Companies Additional Profits
• Union Strong Podcast Presents Relevant and Very Human Story About the News We Consume Today
• KFF Health News: New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.

• NYS Alliance for Retired Americans Endorses Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for Re-Election
• Central New York Chapter of NYSARA Helps Launch Statewide Stop the Scam Campaign Voting Rights Update: Massachusetts Alliance Wins Dismissal in Voter Data Case, Florida Alliance Challenges Voter ID Requirement
• KFF Health News: Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?

• More Cuts to Healthcare President Trump says "Day Care, Medicaid and Medicare are all individual things...They can be done on a state basis. You can't do it on a Federal Basis" After $1.1 trillion in Medicaid Cuts Under the Big "Awful" tax bill
• REGISTER NOW: Deadline to Register for Alliance’s National Membership Meeting is next Friday
• The Basic Math Error in Dr. Oz's Fraud Letter to New York

• More About Scams
• Affordable Care Act Cost Spikes Harm Older Adults
• KFF Health News: Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare

NYSUT President Melinda Person joined NYSUT Retirees at the No Kings Rally in Niagara Square. NYSUT Retirees were also at the Rally in Williamsville. 

• We've Now Unveiled "Stop the Scam" in New York Now What?
• NYSARA President Speaks at Governor Hochul's Press Conference on Lowering Auto Insurance Costs
• KFF Health News: Many ACA Customers Are Paying Higher Premiums. Most Blame Trump and Republicans, Poll Finds.

• NYSARA Launches “Stop the Scam”to Better Inform Seniors About Online Fraud and Support Mounts for Addressing the Problem and Holding Tech Companies Accountable
• Momentum Builds on Measures to Protect Consumers Online
• KFF Health News: Medicare Advantage ‘Dark Money’ Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies

The ongoing effort to reform the New York State pension plan brought more than 15,000 members from PEF, NYSUT, AFT, UFT, IAF & dozens of other Unions to Albany on March 8^th for a show of Solidarity.

• Press Conference to Kick off NYSARA "Stop the Scam" Program to Occur Wednesday March 11 All are Invited
• Report: SSDI Beneficiaries Waiting for Medicare Coverage Often Die Before Receiving Approval
• KFF Health News: Even Patients Are Shocked by the Prices Their Insurers Will Pay — And It Costs All of Us