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The Covid pandemic has shone a harsh light on our country's broken health care system. It's time to take bold action. Passing the NY Health Act, a single payer system, is the right action and it's closer than ever. New York needs only ONE more Senator to sign on to the bill.
Join Long Island Activists (LIA) and PEER for our NYHA Education & Advocacy Forum. Special Guests include Senator Gustavo Rivera, sponsor of the NYHA and Darius Shahinfar, Albany's Treasurer. They will discuss the financial benefits of the NYHA, detailing how the act will reduce health care costs for you and your municipality. Health Care experts, Dr. Cheryl Cashin and Steven Cecchini, will lead the discussion. Dr. Steve Auerbach will also attend and answer questions related to physicians and hospitals.
You'll LEARN about the Act - what's new, how it will improve your Health Care and how New York will pay for it.
You'll DISCOVER how you can help PASS the New York Health Act. We will explain many specific actions you can take to advocate for the bill.
NYS can lead the way by passing the NYHA; demonstrating that single payer health care is superior to our profit driven private patchwork system. It's NOT too good to be true.
Who should come? Local municipal officials, health care workers, small business owners, everyone interested in learning more.
Event co-sponsors include Campaign for NY Health (CNYH), East End Action Network (EEAN), Nassau DSA, and Suffolk DSA. List in formation.
ZOOM Registration LINK After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Dr. Steve Auerbach is a retired public health doctor & pediatrician. He is a Board Member of Physicians for a National Health Program - NY Metro Chapter. Dr. Auerbach studied Epidemiology at Columbia Public Health. He worked for many years as a Medical Epidemiologist nationally and internationally.
Cheryl Cashin, PhD, is a health economist specializing in the design, implementation and evaluation of health financing policy in low- and middle-income countries, with a particular focus on health purchasing and provider payment for universal health coverage. She is also a managing director at Results for Development in the global health practice. In that role Dr. Cashin co-leads a portfolio of more than 20 projects and initiatives in global health systems, and she serves on R4D’s executive team.
Steven Cecchini is on NYPAN's Executive Board and a member of the Campaign for NY Health. He is an expert on the NYHA. Mr. Cecchini works as Field Manager at Restoration Farm, an organic CSA.
Senator Gustavo Rivera has represented the 33rd Senate District in the Bronx since 2010. He is the Chair of the New York State Senate’s Health Committee. Prior to his appointment to Chair, Senator Rivera served as the ranking member of the Senate Health Committee for six years. Previously, he served as the ranking member of the Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections Committee.
Darius Shahinfar is Treasurer of Albany, and has held that elected office since 2014. His work as City Treasurer led to researching the effect of health care financing on municipal budgets and local property taxes. He has testified on this subject to the NYS Legislature. Shahinfar believes strongly that single payer will result in dramatic tax and cost savings. He is a graduate of Bates College, and Albany Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Albany Law Review.
