assembly Bill A5248A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for establishment of the New York Health plan

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 22, 2020 print number 5248a
May 22, 2020 amend and recommit to health
Jan 13, 2020 committed to health
Jan 08, 2020 referred to codes
Feb 28, 2019 reported referred to codes
Feb 08, 2019 referred to health

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A5248 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3577
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 50 §§5000 - 5003 to be Art 80 §§8000 - 8003, add Art 51 §§5100 - 5111, add Art 49 Title 3 §§4920 - 4928, amd §270, Pub Health L; add §89-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5062, S3525
2017-2018: A4738, S4371, S4840
2021-2022: A6058, S5474

A5248 - 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 (view more) 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.

A5248 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5248

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 8, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, BARRETT, BARRON, BENEDETTO,
  BICHOTTE, BLAKE, BRONSON, BURKE, CAHILL, CARROLL, COLTON, COOK,  CRES-
  PO,  CRUZ,  CYMBROWITZ,  DE LA ROSA, DICKENS, DILAN, DINOWITZ, D'URSO,
  ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN,  FERNANDEZ,  FRONTUS,  GANTT,  HUNTER,  HYNDMAN,
  JAFFEE, JEAN-PIERRE, JOYNER, KIM, LAVINE, LIFTON, LUPARDO, M. G. MILL-
  ER, MOSLEY, NIOU, ORTIZ, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PHEFFER AMATO,
  PICHARDO,  RAMOS,  REYES, RICHARDSON, RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ, L. ROSENTHAL,
  SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, SIMOTAS, SOLAGES,  STECK,  STIRPE,  TAYLOR,  THIELE,
  TITUS,  VANEL, WALKER, WALLACE, WEINSTEIN, WEPRIN, WILLIAMS, WRIGHT --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ARROYO, AUBRY, DAVILA, DenDEKK-
  ER, FAHY, GALEF, GLICK, GUNTHER, LENTOL, MAGNARELLI, O'DONNELL,  PRET-
  LOW, QUART, ROZIC -- read once and referred 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.  Millions of New Yorkers do not get the health care
they  need  or face financial obstacles and hardships to get it. That is
not acceptable.  There is no plan other than the  New  York  health  act

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Co-Sponsors

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Multi-Sponsors

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A5248A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3577
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 50 §§5000 - 5003 to be Art 80 §§8000 - 8003, add Art 51 §§5100 - 5111, add Art 49 Title 3 §§4920 - 4928, amd §270, Pub Health L; add §89-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5062, S3525
2017-2018: A4738, S4371, S4840
2021-2022: A6058, S5474

A5248A (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 (view more) 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.

A5248A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5248--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 8, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, BARRETT, BARRON, BENEDETTO,
  BICHOTTE, BLAKE, BRONSON, BURKE, CAHILL, CARROLL, COLTON, COOK,  CRES-
  PO,  CRUZ,  CYMBROWITZ,  DE LA ROSA, DICKENS, DILAN, DINOWITZ, D'URSO,
  ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN,  FERNANDEZ,  FRONTUS,  GANTT,  HUNTER,  HYNDMAN,
  JAFFEE, JEAN-PIERRE, JOYNER, KIM, LAVINE, LIFTON, LUPARDO, M. G. MILL-
  ER, MOSLEY, NIOU, ORTIZ, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PHEFFER AMATO,
  PICHARDO,  RAMOS,  REYES, RICHARDSON, RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ, L. ROSENTHAL,
  SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, SIMOTAS, SOLAGES,  STECK,  STIRPE,  TAYLOR,  THIELE,
  VANEL,  WALKER,  WALLACE, WEINSTEIN, WEPRIN, WILLIAMS, WRIGHT, SAYEGH,
  FALL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, AUBRY, DAVILA, DenDEKK-
  ER, FAHY, GALEF, GLICK, GUNTHER, LENTOL, MAGNARELLI, O'DONNELL,  PRET-
  LOW,  QUART,  D. ROSENTHAL,  ROZIC  --  read  once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Health  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.