Coverage4All: Health Insurance for Essential Workers
As members of the New York Immigration Coalition, we are proud to be leaders ion the fight to pass #Coverage4All, legislation that would create a state-funded health coverage option for all New Yorkers with income up to 200% of the federal poverty line regardless of immigration status. There are 154,000 uninsured immigrant New Yorkers who are ineligible for coverage due to their immigration status. According to a recent report done by the Community Service Society and the Citizens Budget Commission, the #Coverage4All proposal would cover 46,000 people and cost $345 million. These individuals would gain access to a state-funded essential plan, which would allow them to enroll into comprehensive health insurance.
2/18 Rally in front of Gov. Hochul's office in NYC
““In my last job as a nanny in 2018, I had an accidental fall. And was only given pain medication by my employer and told to go lie down and rest awhile. Since then, I have been experiencing endless complications, some including walking, sitting, and standing for long periods and feeling enormous pains. Sometimes I use a walking cane, which was not given to me by medical professionals, but I use it anyway because it is useful at times. If I had access to health care, without hesitation I would have gotten the help I needed. Domestic workers are essential workers and we should be able to gain access to quality health care for all; especially when accidents happen in the workplace. Passing Coverage for All will transform the lives of the hundreds of thousands of my domestic worker sisters across New York, where we will no longer have to decide between taking care of ourselves or taking care of others.” ”
On Wednesday, February 9th we participated in a Statewide Lobby Day, where we met with State Senators and Assemblymembers throughout New York City where our members live.
Kicking off the Coverage4All Lobby day with Assembly Member Gonzalez-Rojas and Council Member Shahana Hanif
