Assemblyman Richard N Gottfried is a very important figure in New York healthcare policy.
For what it's worth, both Mr Gottfried and Governor Cuomo both support a signal-payer health system and medicaid for all government-controlled healthcare.
Do these men truly support a single hospital in (downtown) Utica? While smaller Binghamton, NY has three hospitals? Do they believe Utica should have a single healthcare system, not two or more?
If interested, learn about "Medicare For All", by reading Different Takes: Pros And Cons Of ‘Medicare For All’; Pinpoint Smaller Tweaks That Make A Big Cost Difference.
Mr Gottfried has also supported Legalizing Prostitution.
Battle lines draw on issue, Healthcare lobbies against 'Medicare for All': 3 things to know.
Whether it’s the loss of choice and control over their health care, the lower quality of care in a one-size-fits-all system, or the higher costs they’ll pay, Americans don’t support the realities of Medicare for All. https://t.co/DxS6FxHEeq
— Partnership for America's Health Care Future (@P4AHCF) February 21, 2019
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