NY Senate Bill S5474 proposing a universal single payer health plan for NYers
Coming from a country that has this, there should be caution: it gets more affordable, but you get what you pay for.  In my country of origin, you get a partially-paid-for ride to the emergency room, where you pay for things like casts, non-ward rooms, dental care out of pocket.  There is no prescription coverage.  There is no optometry coverage.  I would wait significant chunks of a year for procedures and diagnostics.  To cover the things that aren't covered, most have private insurance through work or also out of pocket.Since moving to the US, it is more expensive (than next to nothing), but I actually get good care.  Several conditions that were ignored or misdiagnosed for me are now cured.  My life might be significantly shorter had I not come here.If NY does this, the near zero chance of my moving there ever would go to absolute 0.  It is a terrible system for any place that does not have infinitesimal state or national government expenses and more-than-60% kind of taxes (e.g., Scandinavian countries).