The New York Health Act
- Applies to all New York residents – without residency duration requirements
- Coverage extended to full-time employees who live out of state, including anyone who lives, works, or is self-employed in New York
- Eliminates all private insurance coverage including:
- Employer-sponsored
- Union coverage, both private and state employees
- Medicare
- No premiums, deductibles, or other cost-sharing
- Coverage for inpatient and outpatient services, prescription drugs, dental, vision, rehabilitation and long-term care
- Includes all services required under state insurance law or covered for state employees and enrollees in Medicaid, Medicare and Child Health Plus
- Paid for by imposing new, unlimited payroll tax (80% employer, 20% employee)
Single Payer Impact
- Lose your current private health insurance coverage and let Albany politicians take over the entire health care system
- $250 Billion in new taxes, on top of what New Yorkers already pay in taxes
- 160,000 jobs eliminated, a major blow to the upstate economy
- Lower reimbursement rates to hospitals and providers, leading to less access and lower quality of care
