TAKE ACTION TODAY: CICK HERE to urge your NY lawmakers & leadership to #PassNYHealth - the New York Health Act (A1466/S3425).
New York Health Act Basics
- Read the full bill text here.
- Find the bill text, bill numbers, committee status, and current cosponsors in the NY Senate here and NY Assembly here.
- The bill was reintroduced for the 2025-2026 term with the updated numbers (A1466/S3425).
- Key Points About The NY Health Act here.
- Visit the Campaign for New York Health www.nyhcampaign.org
- Watch & share the PIISD explainer video below.
Organizing Resources for the NY Health Act
- Take Action Contact Tool - Use & Share: bit.ly/Action4NYHA
- Find & follow us for current actions:
- Join our WhatsApp NYHealthAct Community & Subgroups
- Social Media Toolkit
- Story Share Guide
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Flyers / Handouts / One-Pagers
- Insurers Profit - General Purpose NY Health Act Flyer (double-sided half-sheet)
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Labor Union Flyer (English) & Labor Union Flyer (Spanish)
- Half-sheet & ink-friendly Labor Union Flyers here.
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Q&A about the NY Health Act with author of the bill, retired Assembly Member Richard Gottfried
- Step 1: Review the Resources & Reports here & the Fact Sheets linked at the bottom of this page.
- Step 2: If none address your questions, ask your questions here.
- Step 3: Get your answers here!
Reports on the New York Health Act
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Healthcare and Racial Justice: Systemic Change Is Needed for a More Equitable Health System
- Released April 4, 2022 by the Campaign for NY Health and the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus
- Report available here and Executive Summary here.
- Released April 4, 2022 by the Campaign for NY Health and the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus
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From Coverage to Care: A People's Report on Healthcare in New York State
- Released in 2019
- Report available here and Executive Summary here.
Economic Analysis of the New York Health Act
- Analysis of the Economics of the New York Health Act, Rodberg, Updated 2021: Summary is here. Full report is here
- RAND study of New York Health Act, 2018: here
- Analysis of the New York Health Act, Friedman, 2015: here
Videos
Watch the new HEATHCARE CONSPIRACY mockumentary short film here: www.healthcareconspiracy.com
PIISD Video Explainer Animation
A Burning Question: What if fighting fires was for-profit, like our healthcare?
Webinars
Below: New York Health Act Town Hall, January 2024, with Dr. Betty Kolod, Assembly Member Dick Gottfried, and MORE-UFT leaders
Below: National Health Insurance: A Post-Election Grand Rounds Webinar (2017) by Ed Weisbart, MD, Chair PNHP - MO
More webinars are available on PNHP NY Metro's Vimeo Channel, and PNHP NY metro's YouTube Channel, and on National PNHP's Youtube Channel
More Films & Documentaries
FIX IT: Healthcare at the Tipping Point
Watch a powerful documentary that reaches across the political and ideological divide to expand support for major healthcare reform.
Why We Need The NY Health Act
4-minute play by Roberta Pikser
Fact Sheets
- Detailed Explainer of the NY Health Act Legislation Provisions
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Long-Term Care and the New York Health Act
- Retirees and the NY Health Act
- NY Health Act is Good for Doctors
Info-graphics for the New York Health Act:
- 8.5" x 11" pdf for printing (please print double-sided and select "Flip on short edge" in the printer dialogue window.)
- 11" x 17" pdf for printing single-sided.
- PNG image for sharing online.