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NY S03577

NY S03577
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, includin


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Introduced
02/11/2019
In Committee
01/08/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

2019-2020 General Assembly

Bill 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; 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.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents. The bill provides for the administrative structure of the plan, including a board of trustees, and details the powers and duties of the board, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies, and care coordination. The bill also establishes the New York Health Trust Fund, which would hold monies from various sources to finance the plan. The bill enacts provisions relating to the financing of the New York Health program, including a payroll assessment similar to the Medicare tax. Additionally, the bill establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan and provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with the New York Health program.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (31)

Last Action

PRINT NUMBER 3577A (on 05/19/2020)

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