MEDIA ADVISORY: [friday, 11 am]: Doctors Council, CIR, NYSNA, to call on Governor Hochul to fund healthcare, tax the rich

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR

Friday, April 10, 2026

Contact: ella@nycdsa.org, (929) 359-0917

press@revenuecampaign.org, (908) 458-2191‬

FRIDAY, 11 AM: Doctors Council, CIR, NYSNA, to call on Governor Hochul to fund healthcare, tax the rich

450,000 New Yorkers will lose healthcare on July 1. New Yorkers at risk of losing their Essential Plan coverage will speak.

NEW YORK, NY — This Friday, unions representing thousands of healthcare workers, patient advocates, and New Yorkers at risk of losing their Essential Plan coverage will come together with the Tax the Rich coalition at Lincoln Hospital to call on the New York State legislature to tax the rich and fund healthcare.

450,000 New Yorkers just received letters that they will lose Essential Plan coverage on July 1. Together with the $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts by the Trump administration, New York’s hospitals and patients face an unprecedented crisis. But Governor Hochul and the legislature have the power to protect healthcare by taxing the rich. We must act as soon as possible to support safety net hospitals and the communities they serve. The time to act to preserve patient care and fully fund our safety net hospitals is now. New York can stand up to Trump by passing a budget that puts patients over profits.

WHO: Doctors Council, CIR, NYSNA, NYC-DSA, Invest in Our New York, PSC-CUNY, OUR TIME, NY Working Families Party, NYCC, NY Caring Majority, Make the Road NY, JFREJ, CUNY Rising Alliance, Citizen Action NY

WHEN: Friday April 10, 11AM

WHERE: Lincoln Hospital, 234 E 149th St, Bronx, NY 10451

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