Gottfried believes that New York can do better with a single-payer health care system that covers every New Yorker and funded fairly. He noted that the public support for the legislation is growing even in the State Senate.
Under the New York Health Care Act, all New Yorkers will be eligible to enroll for health coverage regardless of age, income, employment or wealth. There will be no network restrictions, deductibles or co-pays.
New Yorkers will receive the following health benefits:
- comprehensive outpatient and inpatient medical care
- primary and preventative care
- prescription drugs,
- laboratory tests,
- dental, hearing, vision, rehabilitative, and all benefits required by current state insurance law, by publicly funded medical programs or provided by the state public employee package.
“Assembly passage is an important step as we continue to build support for universal health care to benefit everyone,” said Gottfried.
Meanwhile, Goerge Gresham, the president of 1199SEIU, said they’ve been fighting for universal heath care coverage for decades. He praised the Assembly for approving the New York Health Care Act. He said, We are hopeful that our state can reach our goal of affordable, quality healthcare for all.”
