Roosevelt Island’s Manhattan Community Board 8
is hosting a June 29 meeting on the proposed NY Health Act. According to CB 8

The City of New York Manhattan Community Board 8 Health, Seniors & Social Services Committee is hosting a meeting

PUBLIC MEETING

UNDERSTANDING THE PROPOSED NY HEALTH ACT

A Plan for a Universal Single-Payer Healthcare System in NY State

Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:30PM 9:00PM

At the Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, Draesal Hall

panel:

  • Richard Gottfried, Assembly member
  • Chair, NYS Assembly Committee on Health and sponsor of NY Health Act Liz Krueger, NY State Senator
  • Oliver Fein, MD, Physicians for a National Health Program
Co-Sponsors: Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Assembly Members Rebecca Seawright and Dan Quart, Council Members Ben Kallos and Dan Garodnick,

NY State Senator Jose Serrano

David Liston, Jacqueline Ludorf, and Barbara Rudder, Health, Seniors, and Social Services Committee, Co-Chairs

Roosevelt Island resident and CB 8 member Ellen Polivy adds:

Friends, Please attend this Health Care forum on Thursday night at 6:30. Location is two blocks off 2nd Ave subway.

The time has never been more important to know our options. Please come and ask question.

Click on links to read the NY Senate and Assembly NY Health Act legislation. The bill has passed the State Assembly but not the State Senate.
Image From NY State Assembly Gothamist has more on the NY Health Act.

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