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ACTION NEEDED: Nursing Home Visitation
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April 27, 10AM: An Update on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems Among
the Older Population
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April 12, 7 PM: People For Patient Safety
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faced with Life's personal and natural disasters. REGISTER HERE
Senator Krueger's Virtual Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors.
- April 22nd, 10 AM - Living Well: What Do We Value Most?
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IRS DELAYS TAX-FILING DEADLINE UNTIL MID-MAY
- The Internal Revenue Service delayed the main April 15 tax-filing and
payment deadlines for individuals until May 17, giving taxpayers and preparers
a bit of breathing room in an unusually complicated tax season. VIEW WSJ ARTICLE
ALBANY TIMES UNION (debt collection practices of hospitals during COVID)
- Pandemic hasn't stopped area's hospitals from suing patients over unpaid
bills (timesunion.com, 3/19)
SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL
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COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
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April Health Hub - April 22, 12 PM
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New York.
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