Andrew Cuomo on Health Care

	Andrew Cuomo on Health Care Democratic Governor

Telehealth invaluable, but must ensure accessibility to all

COVID showed us the limits of our health system, but it also fostered innovation. Telemedicine was invaluable in keeping people remote, while providing care. Public access was uneven and inequitable. At the recommendation of the Reimagine New York Commission, I'm introducing the most comprehensive telehealth bill in the nation to ensure accessibility to all New Yorkers. Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the New York legislature , Jan 11, 2021

COVID: First governor to issue a mask mandate

I was concerned it could cause public backlash when I mandated that all New Yorkers wear masks. I was the first governor in the nation to do it, and I wasn't sure what to expect in terms of compliance. This was a significant action and I risked losing public support. I was aware that if I ever issued an executive order that was dismissed, we would run the risk of losing control of the situation. However, once again, I felt that the people were with me.

Reopening the economy in it of itself would be complicated and contingent on the publics compliance. If reopened to quickly you could risk the risk of viral transmission, which makes more people too sick to work and could set back the economy. If you reopen too slowly, you will have an anxious public violating government orders , increasing the viral spread and slowing the economy as well.

Source: American Crisis, by Andrew Cuomo, p.246-247 , Oct 13, 2020

NY never "demanded" nursing homes take COVID patients

New York State never demanded that any nursing home accept a COVID-positive patient. The Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidance was that a nursing home should continue to accept patients from hospitals where COVID-19 was present , and not discriminate against a COVID-positive person. The state followed the guidance , stating that nursing homes should not reject a person "solely on the bias" of COVID 19 status. It also applied to hospitals. We couldn't have a situation in which elderly patients who had been treated in hospitals ended up on the street because their nursing homes refused to take them back. Nor could we have a situation in which hospitals refused to take a COVID 19 person. Source: American Crisis, by Andrew Cuomo, p.302-303 , Oct 13, 2020

Protect ObamaCare coverage of preexisting conditions

The federal government is trying to roll back the Affordable Health Care Act. It has dire repercussions for this state. We want to protect affordable health care. We need to codify the ACA and safeguard the protections for preexisting conditions in our law so the federal government cannot change those protections, period. Source: 2019 State of the State address to the New York legislature , Jan 15, 2019

Extra funding for breast cancer screenings

Early detection is the best treatment for breast cancer. I propose $90 million to make New York have the most aggressive breast cancer screening operation in this country. Mobile units that can get to women, longer hours for clinics, weekend hours for clinics. DFS making sure insurance companies are willing to pay for the screening. Source: 2016 State of the State speech to New York legislature , Jan 13, 2016

Implement the N.Y. Health Exchange with federal funds

Almost 16% of New Yorkers under the age of 65--2.7 million people--are uninsured. Most are working people and their dependents. We have a unique opportunity to address this challenge by developing a New York State Health Insurance Exchange that will be financed entirely by the federal government. When the Exchange is implemented, more than one million New Yorkers will gain health coverage and individuals who currently buy their coverage directly will see their cost drop by 66%. Small businesses will see the cost of providing coverage to their employees drop by 22%.

In addition to the benefits to the uninsured and small businesses, the Exchange will benefit New York's taxpayers. The $1.7 billion that taxpayers currently contribute to offset the cost of providing care to the uninsured will be significantly reduced. The increased federal Medicaid match that recognizes New York's higher Medicaid eligibility levels will bring an additional $18 billion in funds to the state over 10 years.

Source: 2012 New York State of the State Address , Jan 4, 2012

Supports government-run healthcare.

Cuomo supports the CC survey question on government-run healthcare

The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.

The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Federal government run health care system"

Source: Christian Coalition Survey 10-CC-q5 on Aug 11, 2010

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