Cynthia Nixon, a progressive candidate running for governor of New York, speaks at an event in New York City. (Photo: Cynthia Nixon/Facebook)
Jul 24, 2018
New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon--a progressive facing off against incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo--released a new video on Tuesday calling for a statewide single-payer healthcare system.
"Healthcare should be a human right, not a privilege for those who can afford it," Nixon declares. "When I'm governor, we'll pass the New York Health Act and create a single-payer, Medicare for All system that covers every New Yorker. It'll dramatically lower the cost of healthcare by taking on the greed of Big Pharma and insurance companies who make billions off of human suffering."
The New York native recalls her mother discovering signs of breast cancer, but putting off a trip to the doctor because she lacked health insurance. Noting that the state Assembly has passed the bill several times, Nixon concludes, "Every single New Yorker can have good healthcare with no co-pays and no deductibles, but first we have to start sending Democrats to Albany who stand with people not corporations."
Watch:
\u201cI believe health care is a fundamental human right. Yet many New Yorkers face skyrocketing costs and families continue to be uninsured.\n\nEvery New Yorker can have good health care, with no copays and no deductibles. That\u2019s why I\u2019ll create a single payer, Medicare For All system.\u201d— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1532446611
Nixon has garnered national attention for campaigning on a slate of progressive policies, which include getting corporate money out of politics, transitioning from fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy, improving the state's public education system, and pressuring the Trump administration to end its cruel immigration policies and abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
Her call for implementing a single-payer healthcare system across her state comes as the model is increasingly gaining national support among constituents and political candidates alike. A "groundbreaking" number of Democrats signed on as co-sponsors when Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a longtime advocate of guaranteeing healthcare for all Americans, introduced a Medicare for All bill in the Senate in September.
Nixon's video provoked both messages of support for her demand and critiques of the state's legislative operations under Cuomo:
\u201c.@CynthiaNixon knows why it is so important we make affordable health care a right. Just watch this video to learn why https://t.co/xnSrWsOc6p\u201d— Cesar Vargas, Esq. (@Cesar Vargas, Esq.) 1532458485
\u201cI\u2019m supporting #CynthiaForNY because I know she\u2019ll make health care for all a reality. https://t.co/zfk3GS9zzp\u201d— Mindy Rosier (@Mindy Rosier) 1532461320
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New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon--a progressive facing off against incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo--released a new video on Tuesday calling for a statewide single-payer healthcare system.
"Healthcare should be a human right, not a privilege for those who can afford it," Nixon declares. "When I'm governor, we'll pass the New York Health Act and create a single-payer, Medicare for All system that covers every New Yorker. It'll dramatically lower the cost of healthcare by taking on the greed of Big Pharma and insurance companies who make billions off of human suffering."
The New York native recalls her mother discovering signs of breast cancer, but putting off a trip to the doctor because she lacked health insurance. Noting that the state Assembly has passed the bill several times, Nixon concludes, "Every single New Yorker can have good healthcare with no co-pays and no deductibles, but first we have to start sending Democrats to Albany who stand with people not corporations."
Watch:
\u201cI believe health care is a fundamental human right. Yet many New Yorkers face skyrocketing costs and families continue to be uninsured.\n\nEvery New Yorker can have good health care, with no copays and no deductibles. That\u2019s why I\u2019ll create a single payer, Medicare For All system.\u201d— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1532446611
Nixon has garnered national attention for campaigning on a slate of progressive policies, which include getting corporate money out of politics, transitioning from fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy, improving the state's public education system, and pressuring the Trump administration to end its cruel immigration policies and abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
Her call for implementing a single-payer healthcare system across her state comes as the model is increasingly gaining national support among constituents and political candidates alike. A "groundbreaking" number of Democrats signed on as co-sponsors when Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a longtime advocate of guaranteeing healthcare for all Americans, introduced a Medicare for All bill in the Senate in September.
Nixon's video provoked both messages of support for her demand and critiques of the state's legislative operations under Cuomo:
\u201c.@CynthiaNixon knows why it is so important we make affordable health care a right. Just watch this video to learn why https://t.co/xnSrWsOc6p\u201d— Cesar Vargas, Esq. (@Cesar Vargas, Esq.) 1532458485
\u201cI\u2019m supporting #CynthiaForNY because I know she\u2019ll make health care for all a reality. https://t.co/zfk3GS9zzp\u201d— Mindy Rosier (@Mindy Rosier) 1532461320
New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon--a progressive facing off against incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo--released a new video on Tuesday calling for a statewide single-payer healthcare system.
"Healthcare should be a human right, not a privilege for those who can afford it," Nixon declares. "When I'm governor, we'll pass the New York Health Act and create a single-payer, Medicare for All system that covers every New Yorker. It'll dramatically lower the cost of healthcare by taking on the greed of Big Pharma and insurance companies who make billions off of human suffering."
The New York native recalls her mother discovering signs of breast cancer, but putting off a trip to the doctor because she lacked health insurance. Noting that the state Assembly has passed the bill several times, Nixon concludes, "Every single New Yorker can have good healthcare with no co-pays and no deductibles, but first we have to start sending Democrats to Albany who stand with people not corporations."
Watch:
\u201cI believe health care is a fundamental human right. Yet many New Yorkers face skyrocketing costs and families continue to be uninsured.\n\nEvery New Yorker can have good health care, with no copays and no deductibles. That\u2019s why I\u2019ll create a single payer, Medicare For All system.\u201d— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1532446611
Nixon has garnered national attention for campaigning on a slate of progressive policies, which include getting corporate money out of politics, transitioning from fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy, improving the state's public education system, and pressuring the Trump administration to end its cruel immigration policies and abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
Her call for implementing a single-payer healthcare system across her state comes as the model is increasingly gaining national support among constituents and political candidates alike. A "groundbreaking" number of Democrats signed on as co-sponsors when Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a longtime advocate of guaranteeing healthcare for all Americans, introduced a Medicare for All bill in the Senate in September.
Nixon's video provoked both messages of support for her demand and critiques of the state's legislative operations under Cuomo:
\u201c.@CynthiaNixon knows why it is so important we make affordable health care a right. Just watch this video to learn why https://t.co/xnSrWsOc6p\u201d— Cesar Vargas, Esq. (@Cesar Vargas, Esq.) 1532458485
\u201cI\u2019m supporting #CynthiaForNY because I know she\u2019ll make health care for all a reality. https://t.co/zfk3GS9zzp\u201d— Mindy Rosier (@Mindy Rosier) 1532461320
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