📢it is unacceptable that thousands of older Americans are left waiting 2+ hours on the phone to reach Social Security (SSA) and SSA’s website crashed 5 times alone just in March.

#AARPNY members urge Congress to act to ensure good costumer service. states.aarp.org/new-york/aar... #IEarnedIt

New CSS Report: New York’s Unaffordable Health Care System

.@timesunion.com: NY Hospital Spending Has Tripled As Quality Declines #AARPNY @cssnyorg.bsky.social
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It was an honor and pleasure to deliver #CupidCrew Valentine’s Day flowers representing #AARPNY to residents at Elderwood in North Creek, NY and the Warren Center in Queensbury, NY.

Thank you @sengianaris.bsky.social for meeting with #AARPNY this week. Advocates for older New Yorkers were in Albany urging the governor and the legislature to fully fund vital home- and community-based care programs that keep older middle class New Yorkers in their homes and out of nursing homes

Today #AARPNY joined with other advocates for older New Yorkers to urge the Governor & state legislators to fully fund vital home- and community-based care programs and services that allow older middle class New Yorkers to stay in their homes. Currently there are over 16K requests gone unfulfilled

This morning @nysenate.bsky.social Finance Chair @lizkrueger.bsky.social spoke about her sponsorship of the Fair Pricing Act, S.705 to protect New Yorkers from being charged excessive prices for routine healthcare services. #AARPNY supports the bill and thanks her for her leadership.

Today #AARPNY thanked @govkathleenhochul.bsky.social for including an additional $45 million in her budget proposal for home- and community-based services that enable older New Yorkers to remain in their own homes & communities. Thousands are stuck on waiting lists for these in-home services.

Thank you @GovKathyHochul allocating $35 million more for HEAP to help eligible NewYorkers pay utility bills this winter. #AARPNY State Dir. @BethNY & @UtilityProject Exec. Dir. Laurie Wheelock sent gov letter this week urging action since heating program for low-income customers ran out of money.

Gov. Hochul’s aging services problem Older New Yorkers desire and deserve to remain in the homes and communities where they have lived and raised families. And yet we are failing to meet this reasonable need for thousands of people wh…

‘Gov. Hochul’s aging services problem’: State budget shortfalls leave thousands of older NYers waiting months or even longer for vital in-home services, #AARPNY
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