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New York Health Act Basics

• What is the New York health Act?
  • The New York Health Act is state legislation that will provide comprehensive, universal healthcare for everyone who lives -or works- full time in New York, replacing existing private insurance company coverage. You and your healthcare providers determine the care you need. New York Health pays the bill. This plan is similar to Medicare — but far better because it provides comprehensive care, including dental, mental, hearing, gender-affirming & Long Term Care, and truly covers everyone, including undocumented immigrants.

    With the New York Health Act, ALL New Yorkers will automatically have their healthcare covered by a public statewide fund, regardless of age, employment, immigration status, disability, race, gender, or financial means. Everyone will have free healthcare the way everyone is covered by our public fire department, libraries, and schools – public services provided without ever having to worry about a bill or medical debt.

• Bill text in full is here.
  
• Bill text, bill numbers, committee status, and current cosponsors in the NY Senate here and NY Assembly here.
• Current bill numbers for the 2025-2026 term 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 & more below.

FAQ about the NY Health Act <<< Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about the bill.

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Q&A with author of the bill, Richard Gottfried!

Still have questions about the NY Health Act? Ask the author of the bill!
How to contact retired Assembly Member & Assembly Health Committee Chair, Dick Gottfried:

• • Step 1: Review the FAQ, Resources & Reports listed on this page including 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!

Organizing Resources for the NY Health Act

• Take Action Tool for contacting lawmakers - Use & Share: bit.ly/Action4NYHA
• Join our NY Health Act Working Group: State Legislative Advocacy Working Group (SLAWG)
  You do NOT have to be a healthcare worker to organize with us! Sign up here.
• Social Media - Find & follow us for current actions:
  • Linktree | Bluesky | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
  • WhatsApp NYHealthAct Community & Subgroups
  • Social Media Toolkit
• Share Your Healthcare Story! Story Share Guide
• Flyers / Handouts / One-Pagers
  • Insurers Profit Flyer - General Purpose NY Health Act Flyer (double-sided half-sheet)
  • Labor Union Flyer (English) & Labor Union Flyer (Spanish)
    • Half-sheet & ink-friendly Labor Union Flyers for printing here.
  • Fact Sheets (click to jump to list at bottom of this page)

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

Reports on the New York Health Act

• 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.
• From Coverage to Care: A People's Report on Healthcare in New York State
  • Released in 2019
  • Report available here and Executive Summary here.

Videos

Watch the new HEALTHCARE CONSPIRACY mockumentary short film featuring cameos by Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, Senator Jabari Brisport, retired Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, Cynthia Nixon, and MORE.

More about the 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

Archived Presentations
Past Forums