• Please make two calls right away to restore our funding! 
• Call your State Senator at 518-455-2800 and Assembly members at 518-455-4100.
• Message:  My Name is ______ and I am a constituent who supports funding for NY StateWide Senior Action Council's Patients Rights Helpline. It educates and empowers seniors to uphold our health care consumer rights. Funding for this service is drastically cut under the Aging budget.  Please restore funding with a $200,000 Legislative appropriation to keep this vital service in place.

• Topic: Highlighting issues in the remainder of the Governor's Proposed budget that impact older residents, including Medicaid. 
• REGISTER
• If you missed our Budget Briefing (Part 1) you can watch the recording HERE

• Topic: How to apply for the Hospital Financial Assistance Program in NYS
• Speaker: Carrie Tracy, JD; Senior Director, Health Initiatives, Community Service Society of NY
• REGISTER; VIEW FLYER

• Topic: How to use the Federal & State Rating Systems to Make the Best Nursing Home Choices
• Speaker: Cynthia Rudder, Ph.D., StateWide Consultant
• REGISTER

• Topic: Let's Talk About Medical Debt
• Speaker: Trista O’Hara, Consumer Right’s Attorney at Legal Services of Central New York, Inc. 
• REGISTER; To connect via phone: 646-558-8656, Webinar ID: 893 6295 2395#; FLYER 

By joining StateWide, you can have an impact on state and federal issues of importance to older New Yorkers.  You can also help spur your peers to become more knowledgeable about issues including Medicare, Medicare Fraud, Social Security, prescription drugs, long-term care, patient’s rights and NYS budget issues.  Please fill out the Membership Form and join StateWide today!  If you have any questions, call our Helpline at 800-333-4374.