Dinapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers

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Dinapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers

  A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details New York’s financial impact from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including close to $2 billion in funds for environmental and energy purposes that could help lower costs to consumers during New York’s transition to clean energy. DiNapoli warns there is now significant uncertainty about whether […]

Here’s What Seniors Need to Know About Changes to Medicare

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Here’s What Seniors Need to Know About Changes to Medicare

By Kenneth Thorpe Congress recently made a number of changes to Medicare’s “Part D” prescription drug benefit. The changes were part of President Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation was intended to make it easier for seniors to afford their medicines. Some of the changes will indeed help seniors. But other changes […]