Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On May 24, 2023, doubling down on years of relentless advocacy, Senator Schumer rallied with major healthcare and hospital leaders from across the Capital Region and revealed his new efforts to call on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize the recent proposed rules change that would have a massive nearly $200 million yearly impact on hospitals across the Capital Region. In a personal letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure, Schumer detailed how Capital Region hospital leaders have experienced the brunt of being shortchanged for years. Schumer broke down how changing the Medicare Wage Index payments will be game changing for hospitals in the Capital Region and across Upstate NY which could see nearly $1 billion in additional payments every single year.