Fight an Existential Threat to our Profession: Join us for Single Payer Action Week!
New York lawmakers are currently considering the passage of a massive government takeover of health insurance. The numbers for the New York Health Act, which would enact a single-payer healthcare system, are staggering: more than 160,000 jobs eliminated; $253 billion in new taxes on employers and workers (more than double the entire state budget); business tax increases of over 2,000%.It is no understatement: single payer is an existential threat to our profession. We and a diverse coalition of allies have successfully held this devastating bill at bay for years, but the threat is growing. In the wake of a historic leftward shift in the Senate…