This report offers new and crucial information to the Governor and the Legislature as they consider what steps to take to ensure access to quality health care for everyone in the State.
New York is synonymous with opportunity in the American vocabulary.Millions have sought greater opportunity here, and New York City has long served as the literal and symbolic gateway to the American dream. But opportunity in New York is endangered, as a growing segment of residents finds that health care is too expensive, too far away, too inconvenient for working families, too insensitive to language needs and cultural differences – in short, too far out of reach for too many.
These barriers to adequate health care are also unlawful. Municipal, state, federal, and international law recognize the right of all New Yorkers to equal access to quality health care. Yet, a succession of decisions by New York state officials has made health care increasingly inaccessible and unequal for a growing number of our population.
