Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On February 20, 2013 Schumer was at St. Peter Hospital to announce a plan that would change the three-day requirement and allow time spent in \"observation\" to count toward Medicare covered rehabilitation. Schumer vowed to fight for the bipartisan Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act to address the currently flawed Medicare law. Schumer was joined by Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, hospital executives, members of AARP, and Capital Region seniors.