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New York lawmakers consider bill to create a single-payer health system

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Legislation now before the New York state Senate and Assembly, would eliminate private health insurance coverage and instead would authorize a single-payer system run by the state, WSKG New York reports. Under the measure, which has drawn widespread opposition from Republican lawmakers, coverage would be funded by a new payroll tax imposed on individuals earning more than $25,000 a year.

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