Waiting lists? If single-payer caused wait times, our Medicare recipients would wait. Fact: They don’t. Neither will NY Health. About Canadians coming to the US? Fact: Peer-reviewed research concludes that very few Canadians come to the US for care on their own nickel — unlike the 750K Americans who seek care outside the US every year.

But taxes, taxes! The typical Cayuga family (income under $60K/year) will pay $670 per year in NY Health payroll taxes; their employer(s) will pay $2,680. This $670 eliminates ALL of what you pay now for your family: no premiums, co-pays, deductibles, out-of-network charges, and no payments for prescriptions, hearing aids, dentistry, etc. NY Health eliminates all risk of medical bankruptcy and financial obstacles to getting the care you need — 98 percent of New Yorkers will pay less than they pay now.

Read the full letter at the Auburn Citizen here.