New York Senate Bill 333 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates a health care financing commission to help establish a unified health care system in New York state; will (a) provide fair, simple and accountable health care financing for all New York state residents; (b) define a comprehensive package of effective and necessary personal health services (c) allow health care insurance to be independent from employment; (d) provide a system of multiple insurers; (e) generate savings sufficient to provide health insurance to all New York state residents; (f) integrate current publicly sponsored health programs into the unified health care financing system; (g) preserve the choice of providers; (h) protect patient's rights; (i) keep clinical decisions in the hands of professionals and patients, rather than administrative personnel; (j) promote health care quality; and (k) develop effective, nonintrusive methods to control health care costs.

Creates a health care financing commission to help establish a unified health care system in New York state; will (a) provide fair, simple and accountable health care financing for all New York state residents; (b) define a comprehensive package of effective and necessary personal health services (c) allow health care insurance to be independent from employment; (d) provide a system of multiple insurers; (e) generate savings sufficient to provide health insurance to all New York state residents; (f) integrate current publicly sponsored health programs into the unified health care financing system; (g) preserve the choice of providers; (h) protect patient's rights; (i) keep clinical decisions in the hands of professionals and patients, rather than administrative personnel; (j) promote health care quality; and (k) develop effective, nonintrusive methods to control health care costs.

Sen. Neil Breslin [D]	Sen. Martin Dilan [D]	Sen. Thomas Duane [D]	Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson [D]
Sen. Liz Krueger [D]	Sen. George Onorato [D]	Sen. Kevin Parker [D]	Sen. John Sampson [D]
Sen. Malcolm Smith [D]	Sen. Toby Stavisky [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-06		REFERRED TO FINANCE
2009-01-07		REFERRED TO FINANCE

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S00333&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S00333&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S00333