Senate Bill S4371

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for establishment of the New York Health plan

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S4371 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4738
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 50 §§5000 - 5003 to be Art 80 §§8000 - 8003, add Art 51 §§5100 - 5111, Art 49 Title 3 §§4920 - 4927, amd §270, Pub Health L; add §89-i, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3525, A5062
2019-2020: S3577, A5248
2021-2022: S5474, A6058
2023-2024: S7590, A7897

2017-S4371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S4371 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4371
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PERKINS,  ADDABBO,  ALCANTARA,  AVELLA,  BRESLIN,
   COMRIE, DILAN, HAMILTON, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, LATIMER, MONTGOMERY,  PARK-
   ER,  PERALTA, PERSAUD, RIVERA, SANDERS, SERRANO, SQUADRON, STAVISKY --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Health

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law and the state finance law, in
   relation to enacting the "New York health act" and to establishing New
   York Health
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York health act".
   § 2. Legislative  findings  and  intent.  1.  The  state  constitution
 states:  "The  protection and promotion of the health of the inhabitants
 of the state are matters of public concern and provision therefor  shall
 be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions and in such manner,
 and by such means as the legislature shall from time to time determine."
 (Article  XVII,  §3.)  The legislature finds and declares that all resi-
 dents of the state have the right to health care.    While  the  federal
 Affordable  Care Act brought many improvements in health care and health
 coverage, it still leaves many New  Yorkers  without  coverage  or  with
 inadequate  coverage.  New  Yorkers  -  as  individuals,  employers, and
 taxpayers - have experienced a rise in  the  cost  of  health  care  and
 coverage  in  recent  years,  including rising premiums, deductibles and
 co-pays, restricted provider networks and high  out-of-network  charges.
 Businesses  have  also experienced increases in the costs of health care
 benefits for their employees, and many employers are shifting  a  larger
 share  of  the  cost of coverage to their employees or dropping coverage
 entirely.  Health care providers are also affected by inadequate  health
 coverage  in  New  York  state.  A large portion of voluntary and public
 hospitals, health centers and other providers now experience substantial
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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