Legislation to qualify volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers for health coverage passes in Senate.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Paul Shapiro
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The New York State Senate recently passed legislation that would allow municipalities to offer health services and insurance to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers, which could help bolster and maintain their ranks. "Our volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers deal with dangerous situations day in and day out in order to help their neighbors and keep their neighborhoods safe," Senator Craig M. Johnson (D-Port Washington) said. "I am proud to have voted to allow these brave men and women this option to access to affordable healthcare." Although the need for emergency services continues to rise, Senator Johnson said the number of volunteers has declined over the last decade. He said this act (S5111) was drafted in part to help …
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Port Washington Fire Department
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Port Washington Fire Department/Flower Hill Hose Company No. 1 Headquarters "Company #3 Mainhouse"
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Port Washington Fire Department Medic Company No. 1 "Company #4 Mainhouse"
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New Web site assists uninsured residents to secure health insurance.
As healthcare reform remains a hot topic on Washington, D.C., Legislator Wayne Wink (D-Roslyn) wants it to become a non-issue for his constituents. Wink, who represents the communities of Albertson, Baxter Estates, East Hills, Flower Hill, Garden City Park, Glenwood Landing, Herricks, Manorhaven, Plandome Manor, Port Washington, Port Washington North, Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn Heights and Searingtown, is pointing anyone from those communities toward a new Web site — www.coverage4healthcare.com — that helps the uninsured enroll in Medicaid, Family Health Plus and Child Health Plus. "I would like my constituents to be aware of this Web site," Wink said. "In these hard economic times, when people are losing their jobs and …
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Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building
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