Our Healthcare System Is Broken

 

The cost of healthcare is out of control in America. The U.S. anually spends more on healthcare than any other nation, but our healthcare outcomes are worse than those of other economically advanced nations.

 

Over 1 million New Yorkers currently have no healthcare coverage at all.

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Many people can't afford to access the health insurance they do have.

 

Almost all of us who do have coverage are actually underinsured and

will be in trouble if we develop a medical issue which is expensive to treat..

 

Unlike other developed nations the United States does not consider access to good healthcare as a right to which all people are entitled.

 

Unlike other wealthier nations America has not created a way for government to control the cost of pharmaceuticals, the fees of hospitals or doctors, nurses and other people who treat patients..

 

Unlike other developed countries the American healthcare system is structured around insurance companies. Insurance companies either do not exist or play  a severely limited role in the healthcare systems in other developed countries. Although insurance companies are not necessary for a healthcare system, they add greatly to the cost of healthcare in America.

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Changes must be made. We believe the quickest and most efficient way to make our health care system work for all Americans is to create what is either called a single-payer system or Medicare for All. Therefore, we support both the federal bills sponsored by Bernie Sanders and Pramila Jayapal which would do this on the national level and the New York Health Act which would do this for New Yorkers.

 

Since we are New Yorkers, we are concentrating on a bill in the New York State Legislature called the New York Health Act which would create a single-payer system or Medicare-for-All in our state.

 

If New York or one of the other states where there is a statewide movement to pass such legislation were to succeed, other states would follow suit and eventually it would spread to the entire nation.

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You can learn more about that bill and the flaws in our current healthcare system by looking over the information below.

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People who have some form of coverage may feel safe but if something terrible happens, chances are they will be in deep trouble. They may not be able to afford the care doctors say they or their loved ones need. Almost all New Yorkers could be plunged into medical bankruptcy. Since most of us will become patients at some point the cost of medical care is something we all should be concerned about.

 

​There is a bill in the New York State Legislature called the New York Health Act which would change this for all New Yorkers. It would save lives, prevent needless suffering, and save money for both taxpayers and patients. If it became law in New York, it would become a model for improved healthcare which would eventually spread to the whole nation.  We are working to get it brought up for a vote.

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CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW YORK HEALTH ACT

 

 

CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP GET THE NEW YORK HEALTH ACT PASSED

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CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BROKEN PARTS OF OUR BROKEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

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