Senior and Disabled Concerns

19/08/2025

Washington D.C.’s Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently reported that under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act—or Public Law 119-21—several organizations, including Medicare, could see major financial cuts over the next 10 years due to the 2010 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go A...

17/08/2025

17/08/2025

The $3.4 trillion that the tax and spending law adds to the federal deficit over the next decade means that many Medicare programs could see cuts.

01/08/2025

We did it. The House version of the wheelchair repair bill has officially passed out of committee!

Every voice, every testimony, every person who spoke up made this happen. This is a huge step forward — and it belongs to all of us.

We’re proud. We’re celebrating. And we’re still going.

Next stop is the Committee on Healthcare Financing, and we’ll need to keep speaking out to get this bill across the finish line. That means staying connected, lifting each other up, and bringing even more people into the work.

Want to be part of the next steps? Sign up to join the campaign:
tinyurl.com/JoinDMECampaign or Email Destiny @ [email protected]

Let’s take a moment to honor how far we’ve come — and keep going, together.

One step closer, with all of us leading the way.

01/08/2025

At CDR NYS, we do not engage in these fraudulent practices. We are committed to protecting consumer choice, maintaining local oversight, and ensuring accountability.

Protecting public funds is crucial but dismantling consumer control and handing the program over to a private monopoly isn’t reform.

It’s a recipe for disaster. Read more below. https://cdrnys.org/blog/advocacy/statement-in-response-to-claims-regarding-fraud-in-cdpap-and-the-transition-to-a-single-statewide-fiscal-intermediary/

01/08/2025

The SSA confirmed that beneficiaries and my Social Security account holders will not be required to visit a field office.

24/07/2025

Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will cause sharp cuts to Social Security by late 2032, a new analysis says.

09/07/2025

The Trump administration's crackdown on immigration could disrupt a caregiver industry that is heavily dependent on foreign-born workers.

09/07/2025

Nat’s family had trouble finding a dentist who understood his needs. Some offices didn’t take Medicaid. Others didn’t know how to communicate with autistic patients.

But at a dental school in Boston, Nat was welcomed with respect and supported through a complex procedure step by step.

With just a few accommodations, like using familiar words or giving extra time to answer, Nat’s care team helped reduce fear and confusion.

Medicaid made it possible. The right approach made it meaningful.

Everyone deserves dental care that works for them.

09/07/2025

The bipartisan proposal would establish a new funding model for Social Security, which its sponsors say could help save the program.

08/07/2025

The legislation does increase the standard deduction for seniors.

07/07/2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement prior authorization requirements for certain traditional fee-for-service Medicare services in six states starting next year.