Single-payer health care measure advances PUBLISHED 5:30 AM ET Apr. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:30 AM EDT Apr. 20, 2021
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A bill that would pave the way for a single-payer health care system in New York cleared the Assembly Health Comittee on Monday as its supporters argue the measure is needed following the COVID-19 pandemic exposing deep flaws in the current system.
Opponents, however, continued to argue on Monday the bill would be ruinous for the state s finances as well as for employment in the health care sector.
The measure has been a long-sought one for Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried, a Democrat and the longest-serving lawmaker in Albany.