March Forum:
NY Health Act 101 

Tuesday, March 7th at 7:30 PM EST on Zoom

Ahead of PNHP-NY Metro’s Lobby Day, please RSVP to JOIN US for a legislative primer this coming Tuesday, March 7th at 7:30PM EST.  We will cover the NY Health Act in depth, and will go over the basics of the other legislation we are including in our legislative package this year:

☝Reproductive Freedom & Equity Act (A00361A / S00348B) will establish a fund to cover the cost of abortion —as well as traveling expenses and childcare costs—for low-income New Yorkers and people coming from out of state. Has already passed the state senate!
☝Coverage 4 All (A3020 / S2237) will create a state-funded Essential Plan for ALL New Yorkers up to 200% of the federal poverty level, regardless of immigration status, by including undocumented immigrants in the state’s application for the 1332 waiver
☝Protect Telemedicine Abortion Across State Lines (S1066A / A1079A) will shield clinicians and pharmacists throughout the state from: prosecution, loss of license or malpractice, and from subpoenas of their medical records for prescribing and sending of abortion pills to people who need them.
☝Indigent Care Pool (Bill numbers pending) will redistribute public funding to protect true safety-net hospitals providing health care for low-income, people with disabilities, and communities of color.
☝End Medical Debt package: Ounce of Prevention Act (S1366) requires all hospitals to use a uniform application form and policy and relates to distribution of funds from the general hospital indigent care pool, and Fair Medical Debt Reporting (S4907) prohibits medical debt from being collected by a consumer reporting agency or included in a consumer report.

We will have a robust Q&A session following the presentation, so please come with all of your questions.

While you are here, don’t forget to sign up for our 2023 Virtual Lobby Day in support of the NY Health Act as well! The big day is Tuesday, March 14th, and we will have a lobby training session on Thursday, March 9th – you can sign up for both here.

Event Calendar

🌟 Tuesday, March 7 @ 7:30PM: Virtual NY Health Act Forum – RSVP!
🌟 Thursday, March 9 @ 7:30PM: Virtual Lobby Skills Training – RSVP!
🌟 Tuesday, March 14: Virtual NY Health Act Lobby Day – RSVP!

Help us spread the word! Share the link to sign up with your colleagues, friends, and networks: bit.ly/LobbyDayNYHA2023!

Our 2023 Virtual Lobby Day Goals:

✅ Show leadership in Albany that the NY Health Act is a priority for NYers.
✅ Urge current co-sponsors to more actively support the NY Health Act.
✅ Meet with skeptical legislators to address their concerns and recruit support.
✅ Highlight additional health justice-centered legislation in Albany
✅ Take an active role in changing our inequitable, unjust, profit-centered healthcare system!

Don’t forget to sign up for the forum this coming Tuesday!

Thanks for all you do,