Going to a statewide single-payer health insurance program could
offset the financial hit facing New York state if Congress does away
with the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, Assemblyman Phil
Steck said during a town hall-type meeting on Saturday.
Steck, a Democrat whose 110th district includes Colonie and
Schenectady, compared his vision of a statewide system to Medicare. "The
most efficient health provider in the U.S. is Medicare,'' he said,
citing the low overhead and administrative costs with that national plan
for those 65 and older.
His remarks came during a wide-ranging open house during which
several dozen constituents, braving an 18-degree morning, crammed into
his small Schenectady office.
Questions from attendees ranged from whether upstate will get ride-hailing services like Uber, to immigration and jobs.
But much of the talk got back to what impact the incoming
administration of President-elect Donald Trump, along with an
all-Republican Congress, will have on New Yorkers.
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Source: timesunion.com (via The Empire Report)
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