HOW NEW YORK REACTS TO HEALTH CARE LAW
**** Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform "New York Can Do Even Better" through Single Payer Statement by Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried **** Richard N. Gottfried The Affordable Care Act has made major improvements in how health care is delivered and paid for. The Supreme Court decision will protect the life and health of millions of Americans. However, the ACA still leaves insurance companies with too much control of our health and our wallets. Premiums skyrocket every year, while patients and their doctors try to figure out what is covered and then try to get reimbursed. New York can do better. Now that the federal law is settled, we can focus on building a better system here. We can get better coverage, get all of us covered, and save billions by having New York provide publicly-sponsored, single-payer health coverage, like Medicare or Child Health Plus for everyone. That's why I've introduced the ...