Rochester Advocates Push for the New York Health Act By Lowell Rose Rochester UPDATED 10:31 PM ET Mar. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:17 PM ET Mar. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:17 PM EST Mar. 05, 2021
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. After years of trying to get the New York Health Act passed in the state legislature, advocates are pushing again.
“Insurance should not be an issue between life or death, between having a limb or not having a limb, we have to fix this,” Rev. Myra Brown, pastor of Spiritus Christi Church.
The New York Health Act would give access to healthcare for all state residents, and a person’s income, health or immigration status would not be an issue. Coverage would also be based on income, rather than insurance company rates.