Bill > A04771

This bill establishes a health care disparities data collection system in New York. The key provisions are: 1. Requires health insurers and health care facilities to provide data on health care quality, outcomes, and other measures disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, disability status, and sexual orientation. 2. Directs the Department of Health to establish and administer the data collection system, which will include data from various state and federal sources. 3. Requires the Department to make the data publicly available on a website in an easily understandable format to enable consumers to make informed health care choices. 4. Authorizes the Department to contract with entities to operate the data collection system and to enforce compliance with the law's requirements. The bill aims to help identify and address disparities in health care access and outcomes across different demographic groups in New York.