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 […]

State Office for the Aging Honors Over 90 Older Adults for their Volunteer Efforts, Civic Contributions

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State Office for the Aging Honors Over 90 Older Adults for their Volunteer Efforts, Civic Contributions

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) recently honored over 90 older adults for their volunteerism as part of NYSOFA’s annual Older New Yorkers’ Day celebration presented during a November 3 livestream. Awardees were nominated by New York’s 59 county Offices for the Aging and their partners who identified older adults making substantial contributions […]