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  1. 11.23.2016

    STANDING WITH VETS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE TO-AND-FROM-HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO DISABLED & SENIOR VETERANS ON LONG ISLAND; PLAN WOULD LOWER COSTS OF CARE & ALSO IMPROVE IT, WHILE KEEPING VETS WHO ARE ABLE TO STAY AT HOME RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE
    Schumer Says Federal Law Providing Nursing Care Services to Disabled Vets On LI Does Not Go Far Enough Senator Says Law Does Not Provide Adult Day Health Care Services Like Those Offered By LI State Veterans...Veterans Home in Stony Brook to Veterans In Need Expansion of LI Services Will Mean Vets Can Get Health Services Without Residing In A Nursing Home Plan Would Even Save The System Money Schumer There s No...would provide to and from home health care services to any veteran with a service...

  2. 10.06.2016

    SCHUMER: THOUSANDS OF WESTCHESTER & ROCKLAND RESIDENTS COULD BE LEFT UNINSURED OR FORCED TO PAY MASSIVE, LIFETIME FEES & PENALTIES IF THEY DO NOT REGISTER IN TIME FOR MEDICARE; SCHUMER BILL WOULD REQUIRE FEDS TO NOTIFY SENIORS BEFORE ANY NEW YORKER IS GUT-PUNCHED WITH PENALTIES
    seniors are deferring until they can get their full benefits Additionally an increasing number of Americans are working longer and are therefore deferring their Social Security benefits past the age of 65...many seniors turning 65 are required to proactively enroll in Medicare in order to receive their health benefits But oftentimes Schumer explained these soon to be eligible seniors fail to properly enroll...seniors as they approach 65 that they need to sign up for Medicare Specifically the...

  3. 04.25.2016

    SCHUMER: WITH CONFIRMED ZIKA CASES IN NIAGARA & ERIE COUNTIES, SENATOR URGES CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY PASS EMERGENCY FUNDING TO BATTLE ZIKA VIRUS BEFORE IT SPREADS; FUNDS WILL GREATLY BOLSTER WESTERN NEW YORK’S EFFORTS TO FIGHT ZIKA
    Schumer Fight To Prevent Treat Zika Virus Is Dramatically Underfunded Upstate NY Health Officials Medical Providers Need Immediate Federal Funding Before Mosquito Season Takes Hold Senator Says 1 9 Billion...emergency funding to fight the virus Schumer said that upstate hospitals medical providers and public health systems including in Western New York need immediate access to money to fight the spread of the virus...which would help prevent and treat the spread of the Zika epidemic Schumer said...

  4. 04.08.2016

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, VELAZQUEZ, SERRANO ANNOUNCE MAJOR, POSITIVE CHANGES TO PUERTO RICO’S MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PROGRAM THAT WILL BENEFIT THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS & INCREASE ANNUAL PAYMENTS BY MORE THAN $40M
    Lawmakers Have Been Fighting to Address Puerto Rico s Health Care Crisis Including the Unfair Medicare Advantage Rates That Include Inadequate Payments to Individuals With Dual Eligibility After Lawmakers...José E Serrano today announced that after their concerted and sustained push the U S Department of Health and Human Services HHS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS have made significant...could have decreased by 8 5 percent Residents of Puerto Rico are American citizens...

  5. 01.14.2016

    SCHUMER: NEW YORKERS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD NOT BE PREVENTED FROM RESIDING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE CRITICAL SERVICES THEY NEED ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS; SENATOR PUSHES LEGISLATION THAT GIVES INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES THE OPTION TO LIVE AT HOME OR IN THE COMMUNITY & RECEIVE LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT WILL HELP THEM LEAD FULLER, MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES
    Wrong By Ensuring Services Are Provided to Any Individual Who is Found Eligible for Institutional Care to Receive Critical Services and Supports in the Setting of Their Choosing Schumer Bill Addresses...supports Specifically the legislation ensures that any individual who is found eligible for institutional care must also be given the option to receive the same necessary services and supports at home or in a...bill will help alleviate the emotional burden that family members are often faced with...

  6. 01.07.2016

    SCHUMER: NEW YORKERS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD NOT BE PREVENTED FROM RESIDING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE CRITICAL SERVICES THEY NEED ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS; SENATOR PUSHES LEGISLATION THAT GIVES INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES THE OPTION TO LIVE AT HOME OR IN THE COMMUNITY & RECEIVE LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT WILL HELP THEM LEAD FULLER, MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES
    Wrong By Ensuring Services Are Provided to Any Individual Who is Found Eligible for Institutional Care to Receive Critical Services and Supports in the Setting of Their Choosing Schumer Bill Addresses...supports Specifically the legislation ensures that any individual who is found eligible for institutional care must also be given the option to receive the same necessary services and supports at home or in a...bill will help alleviate the emotional burden that family members are often faced with...

  7. 01.07.2016

    SCHUMER: NEW YORKERS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD NOT BE PREVENTED FROM RESIDING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE CRITICAL SERVICES THEY NEED ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS; SENATOR PUSHES LEGISLATION THAT GIVES INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES THE OPTION TO LIVE AT HOME OR IN THE COMMUNITY & RECEIVE LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT WILL HELP THEM LEAD FULLER, MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES
    Wrong By Ensuring Services Are Provided to Any Individual Who is Found Eligible for Institutional Care to Receive Critical Services and Supports in the Setting of Their Choosing Schumer Bill Addresses...supports Specifically the legislation ensures that any individual who is found eligible for institutional care must also be given the option to receive the same necessary services and supports at home or in a...bill will help alleviate the emotional burden that family members are often faced with...

  8. 01.06.2016

    SCHUMER: ONONDAGA COUNTY HAS SECOND HIGHEST CASES OF INFANTS BORN DEPENDENT ON RX DRUGS & OPIOIDS IN UPSTATE NY – WITH NEW ANTI-DRUG RESOURCES IN JUST-PASSED BUDGET, SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY DIRECT FUNDS TO ONONDAGA COUNTY SERVICE PROVIDERS – LIKE CROUSE HOSPITAL – TO ADDRESS THIS EPIDEMIC; NUMBER OF DRUG-DEPENDENT BABIES BORN AT CROUSE UP 100%
    Across CNY Schumer Joined by Pediatric Doctors Nurses Calls For an Federal Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA Funding to Be Used Specifically To Help Treat and Prevent Growing...drugs Schumer called on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA which is a part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services HHS to use its increase in federal dollars...support the appropriations bill recently allocated 47 million towards the Substance...

  9. 12.23.2015

    SCHUMER: DUTCHESS COUNTY HAS HIGHEST INCIDENCES OF INFANTS BORN DEPENDENT ON RX DRUGS & OPIOIDS – WITH NEW ANTI-DRUG RESOURCES IN JUST-PASSED BUDGET, SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY DIRECT FUNDS TO DUTCHESS COUNTY TO ADDRESS THIS EPIDEMIC; NUMBER OF DRUG-DEPENDENT BABIES UP 1,000% IN DUTCHESS COUNTY ALONE OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS
    York State Schumer Joined by Pediatric Doctors Nurses Calls For an Federal Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA Funding to Be Used Specifically To Help Treat and Prevent Growing...drugs Schumer called on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA which is a part of the federal Department of Health and Humans Services HHS to use its increase in federal dollars...support the appropriations bill recently allocated 47 million towards the Substance...

  10. 12.17.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS INCLUDES CRITICAL PROVISIONS THAT WILL HELP ELIMINATE UNFAIR DISPARITIES IN PUERTO RICO’S MEDICARE PROGRAM; WITH PUERTO RICO DANGLING ON THE ABYSS OF FISCAL MELTDOWN, SENATOR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR BIPARTISAN SOLUTIONS TO HELP PUERTO RICO ADDRESS DIRE ECONOMIC ISSUES
    2025 Omnibus Bill Also Provides Puerto Rico Hospitals With Bonus Payments If They Use Electronic Health Records Bonus Payments Under Medicare Are Already Provided to Hospitals in the States New Law Could...Over 10 Years Schumer Will Continue to Push for More Equitable Federal Funding for Puerto Rico s Health Care Programs Work to Give Puerto Rico Authority Access to Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Protections U S Senator...that negatively affect Puerto Rico hospitals Residents of Puerto Rico are American...