NY AARP Applauds NY Congressional Delegation’s Override of Medicare Veto
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The state chapter of AARP is happy with the New York delegation as all members voted yesterday to override a White House veto to pass important Medicare legislation that they say will improve Medicare’s low-income programs, boost health care quality with a system of national prescription-drug filing over the Internet and help ensure the access of patients to their doctors.
“Today’s vote is a victory for the 44 million Americans who depend on Medicare, and we applaud Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton as well as the members of the New York Congressional delegation who voted for this bill for their continued support,” said Lois Aronstein, AARP New York State Director.
“This bipartisan legislation will help more Americans afford their health care bills while bringing doctors offices and pharmacies into the 21st century with e-prescribing.”
You can learn more about the The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act here.
Updated: The Healthcare Association of New York State also likes the override.
“The patients and seniors who rely on Medicare for their health coverage owe a debt of gratitude to Congress—especially the New York Delegation—for having the wisdom to override the President’s reckless veto. New York’s hospitals and health care providers will not and cannot support an action like the President’s veto, which would have diminished the ability of patients to gain access to the care they need.”
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Jay Gallagher has covered Albany for Gannett News Service since 1984 and has been Albany Bureau chief since 1989. He`s a native of the Boston area and likes to point out that in this millennium, the score is Red Sox 1 championship, the Yankees 0. 
Cara Matthews has been a statehouse correspondent in the Albany Bureau since August 2005. Prior to that, she covered Putnam County government and politics at The Journal News for nearly five years. Before that, she worked at newspapers in Connecticut and covered the state Legislature for one of them. 
