Erinwltr
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Very interesting post.If you thought the cost of living in NYC was expensive now, wait until the health care is "free"
New York City will begin guaranteeing comprehensive health care to every single resident regardless of someone's ability to pay or immigration status, an unprecedented plan that will protect the more than half-a-million New Yorkers currently using the ER as a primary provider, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
It's not health insurance, his spokesman clarified after the surprise announcement on MSNBC Tuesday morning.
"This is the city paying for direct comprehensive care (not just ERs) for people who can't afford it, or can't get comprehensive Medicaid — including 300,000 undocumented New Yorkers," spokesman Eric Phillips tweeted.
NYC Guarantees Comprehensive Health Care for All
"There will be no tax hikes to fund it, the mayor said." NYC will pony up the at least 100 million to fund the program to cover 600,000. If I read that correctly, seems really cheap in preventative care maintenance instead of waiting til folks wind up in the ED. Hope it works.