Hakeem Jeffries

via NY State of Health:

• Republican-Passed Bill Would Gut New York’s Healthcare System 
• Estimated Loss of $13.5 Billion Every Year, Devastating Our Healthcare System 
• 1.5 Million New Yorkers To Lose Healthcare Coverage and Become Uninsured; Over $3 Billion in Losses for New York’s Hospitals

• New Visualization of Impacts by Congressional District Here and Detailed Analysis Available Here

Governor Kathy Hochul today was joined by the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and leaders in the health care and labor sectors to sound the alarm on the detrimental effects of several healthcare provisions already passed by the House of Representatives in the Republican budget reconciliation bill. These provisions collectively amount to an annual loss of nearly $13.5 billion for New Yorkers and our healthcare sector, jeopardizing healthcare access for millions of New Yorkers and threatening the state’s hospitals and healthcare providers. 

“Republicans in Washington have made it abundantly clear that they are determined to dismantle the social safety net that millions of New Yorkers rely on to secure their basic necessities,” Governor Hochul said. “They are specifically targeting essential and life-saving programs such as Medicaid and food stamps with the consequence that everyday Americans will bear the brunt of this attack. I am committed to utilizing litigation and other appropriate tools to safeguard and protect New Yorkers.”