BILL NO S02078A
SAME AS SAME AS A05389-A
SPONSOR PERKINS
COSPNSR AVELLA, BRESLIN, ESPAILLAT, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER,
LATIMER, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, PERALTA, RIVERA, SAMPSON, SERRANO,
SQUADRON, STAVISKY, TKACZYK
MLTSPNSR
Ren Art 50 SS5000 - 5003 to be Art 80 SS8000 - 8003, add Art 51 SS5100 - 5110,
add Art 49 Title 3 SS4920 - 4927, amd S270, Pub Health L; add S89-h, St Fin L
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.