The average New Yorker family paid $27,188¹ for health insurance in 2024, and 740,000 New Yorkers have medical debt.² The New York Health Act is state legislation that would create a universal healthcare system that:

• provides comprehensive health- and long-term care coverage
• eliminates co-pays, deductions, premiums, and provider networks
• lowers healthcare costs for 90% New Yorkers
• saves the state $16.8 billion a year!
• saves Ulster County $61 million a year!
• saves Dutchess County $88 million a year!

Join our town hall to discuss healthcare challenges and learn the details on how a universal healthcare system would work in the state of New York!

¹ Karpman et al. (2023). Medical Debt in New York State and Its Unequal Burden across Communities.
² Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality