By Gabrielle Lucivero
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It came long before Obama's Affordable Care Act or
President Trump's American Health Care Act bill.
"The New York Health Act, I believe, has been in the New York
State assembly since the early 1990s,” said Dr. Andrew Coates, a
professor at Albany Medical College.
Some state leaders have been pushing for a universal, tax-funded
health care system for all New Yorkers.
"If you live in New York, it doesn't matter if you're old or if
you're young or if you're sick or if you're currently healthy. It
doesn't matter, you're covered,” said Jennifer Blusk, an organizer
with the Campaign for New York Health.
So as the health care discussion takes the national spotlight, the
Campaign for New York Health hopes to shed some light on their
statewide plan.
"Syracuse and every community in our country, really, knows how
badly we need access to necessary care,” Coates said. “The system is
not working for us."
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Source: Spectrum News (via The Empire Report)
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