Tuesday, March 17, 2026 in Albany:
PNHP-NY Metro's 2026 Annual NY Health Act Lobby Day In Albany
We are urging Green Party of NY members and allies in the fight for healthcare justice in NY to join this critical event as we gather to demand the passage of the NY Health Act! All are welcome & encouraged to join - patients, students, rank & file, business owners, and health workers united in solidarity! No prior lobby experience necessary and buses transport available from some areas. Join teams who will meet with NY state legislators to discuss the healthcare concerns of your community and to illustrate how the NY Health Act. Sharing your personal stories, as patients and caregivers, is a powerful way to show how this transformational policy will impact real people.
Click HERE to RSVP for 2026 NYHA Lobby Day: bit.ly/LobbyNYHA2026
The New York Health Act (NYHA); S3425/A1466 is an active bill in the New York state legislature that could radically transform healthcare access by guaranteeing comprehensive, high-quality healthcare for EVERY person living AND working in New York regardless of income, job status, or immigration status. The NYHA would create a Single Payer/Medicare for All type system in NY state, eradicating premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. A lack of healthcare coverage due to financial barriers correlates to increased risk in death and those lucky to escape death from illness, financial ruin is just around the corner with thousands of New Yorkers each year forced into personal bankruptcy, have liens placed on their homes, and are sued by hospitals for unpaid medical bills. Studies have shown repeatedly that the NYHA will save billions and over 90% of New Yorkers will pay the same or less costs for healthcare than they do now!
The popular "Healthcare as a Human Right" idea has seen the bill pass the Assembly four years in a row (2015-2018), and from 2021-2024, it had a majority of co-sponsors in both the Democratic "supermajority" Senate and Assembly. Despite this, Governor Hochul has never publicly supported the NYHA, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins has blocked it from a floor vote in the Seante. The Green Party of New York has been a long-time active supporter of the NYHA and is proud to be part of a broad coalition to pressure the New York State Senate, Assembly and Governor to finally pass this bill in the upcoming legislative session in the Spring of 2026. If New York wants to truly stand up and push back against Trump and his current administration’s healthcare budget cuts, it should move swiftly to pass the New York Health Act!
HEALTHCARE CONSPIRACY; Watch this 22-minute mockumentary about two intrepid reporters blowing the lid off a wild conspiracy involving multiple industries and governments siphoning billions of dollars from the public who are suffering both physically and financially … that everyone already knows about: the healthcare industry. You will learn about the NY Health Act!!!
NY Health Links & Resources:
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Campaign for NY Health: A statewide coalition dedicated to passing and implementing the New York Health Act-where you can take action by contacting your Assemblymember/Senator, Sign a Petition and get latest updates on the NYHA
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Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) NY Metro Chapter: A local chapter of a national organization that advocates and organizes for universal, comprehensive, single-payer healthcare with an active role in the advocating for the New York Health Act. Check out some of the amazing resources including:
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