New York’s Uninsured: Looking Back and Moving Forward

This is a transcript of the first of two panels hosted by the Manhattan Institute and funded by NYHealth to explore options to increase health insurance coverage.

This is a transcript of the first of two panels hosted by the Manhattan Institute and funded by NYHealth to explore options to increase health insurance coverage.In this panel, participants reviewed the history of insurance reform in New York, discussed the demographics of New York’s uninsured, explored why insurance remains so expensive in the individual and small-group markets, and considered how various reform proposals can create more affordable access to health care.