| COSPNSR | ADDABBO, AVELLA, BRESLIN, COMRIE, DILAN, ESPAILLAT, HAMILTON, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER,
LATIMER, MONTGOMERY, PANEPINTO, PARKER, PERALTA, PERSAUD, RIVERA, SANDERS, SERRANO, SQUADRON,
STAVISKY |
| Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health. |
