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As uncertainty over the future of the federal healthcare system persists, state Senate Democrats are proposing the creation of a single-payer public health system as part of a package of bills to help the state prep for potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
The legislation, touted by the Minority Democrats on Wednesday, would set up the frame work for a single-payer system, tasking state health officials with the actual implementation and devising the exact funding mechanism.
The bill, sponsored by Bronx Democratic Sen. Gustavo Rivera, has long been pushed by Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, though he hasn’t found success outside the Assembly since it first passed the chamber in 1992. It’s highly unlikely the Senate Democrats will see success either.
The Democrats’ three-bill package also includes legislation to codify the state insurance marketplace into law and to tweak Insurance Law to allow the exchange to function if the ACA is repealed.
The package is the latest example of New York Democrats lining up to oppose President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. The Obamacare replacement plan that has been put out by the House GOP has received a rocky reception in New York.
“The Senate Democratic Conference will not sit idly by while the White House attempts to strip away New Yorkers’ health coverage and the (state) Senate Republicans turn a blind eye,” Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said at an afternoon news conference. “New York is once again at the forefront of the resistance, and we are proud to lead it.”
Senate Dems, Gottfried push single-payer system as GOP’s health plan moves forward
The legislation, touted by the Minority Democrats on Wednesday, would set up the frame work for a single-payer system, tasking state health officials with the actual implementation and devising the exact funding mechanism.
The bill, sponsored by Bronx Democratic Sen. Gustavo Rivera, has long been pushed by Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, though he hasn’t found success outside the Assembly since it first passed the chamber in 1992. It’s highly unlikely the Senate Democrats will see success either.
The Democrats’ three-bill package also includes legislation to codify the state insurance marketplace into law and to tweak Insurance Law to allow the exchange to function if the ACA is repealed.
The package is the latest example of New York Democrats lining up to oppose President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. The Obamacare replacement plan that has been put out by the House GOP has received a rocky reception in New York.
“The Senate Democratic Conference will not sit idly by while the White House attempts to strip away New Yorkers’ health coverage and the (state) Senate Republicans turn a blind eye,” Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said at an afternoon news conference. “New York is once again at the forefront of the resistance, and we are proud to lead it.”
Senate Dems, Gottfried push single-payer system as GOP’s health plan moves forward
