Delays in Medicare reimbursements could be putting small pharmacies in the Mohawk Valley and across the country at risk of closing, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday at Colonial Pharmacy. An average pharmacy has to take out a loan of about $70,000 to cope with delayed Medicare Part D prescription drug payments, Schumer, D-N.Y., said. SCHUMER ON THE ISSUES The Observer-Dispatch asked U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer about key local and national issues Monday. The Oneida Indian Nation “I believe the best thing would be some kind of negotiated agreement, and I am hopeful that the governor can lead the change and bring the Indian tribes and the others together. But in the meantime, to let the federal ruling stand made no sense, and I support the lawsuit.” NYRI power line “No one is saying you shouldn’t have power lines. You need them, but they should build them in a way that is in touch with and in accord with the needs of the community and hopefully NYRI will learn that they can’t just say ‘we are the king and we do whatever we want.’” The presidential race “America wants change. People are not happy with $4 gas prices, health care they cannot afford, schools declining, property taxes going up. In 1980, the middle-class average family said, ‘I can do fine on my own.’ They are. They’ve built up something real nice, but they can’t keep it. “Whoever can win over the middle class and say, ‘we can help you, we can understand,’ is going to win this ...
Anytime
Delays in Medicare reimbursements could be putting small pharmacies in the Mohawk Valley and across the country at risk of closing, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday at Colonial Pharmacy. An average pharmacy has to take out a loan of about $70,000 to cope with delayed Medicare Part D prescription drug payments, Schumer, D-N.Y., said. SCHUMER ON THE ISSUES The Observer-Dispatch asked U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer about key local and national issues Monday. The Oneida Indian Nation “I believe the best thing would be some kind of negotiated agreement, and I am hopeful that the governor can lead the change and bring the Indian tribes and the others together. But in the meantime, to let the federal ruling stand made no sense, and I support the lawsuit.” NYRI power line “No one is saying you shouldn’t have power lines. You need them, but they should build them in a way that is in touch with and in accord with the needs of the community and hopefully NYRI will learn that they can’t just say ‘we are the king and we do whatever we want.’” The presidential race “America wants change. People are not happy with $4 gas prices, health care they cannot afford, schools declining, property taxes going up. In 1980, the middle-class average family said, ‘I can do fine on my own.’ They are. They’ve built up something real nice, but they can’t keep it. “Whoever can win over the middle class and say, ‘we can help you, we can understand,’ is going to win this ...