Working to provide health insurance for all children by:

“I remain dedicated to fighting for easy access to affordable health care for all New Yorkers.” Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton

• Stepping in where President Bush won’t by expanding the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

• This program will secure funding to help cover 70,000 of New York’s uninsured children

Fighting to ensure accessible, affordable health care by supporting:

• The “Doctors Across New York” program, which will provide financial incentives for doctors to practice in underserved areas

• A proposed statewide transition from paper to electronic health records to promote quicker, safer exchange of medical information among doctors

• Saving the state $36 million by expanding the preferred drug list

• An additional $50 million commitment to stem cell research

• Expanding universal health care to all New Yorkers (A.7354 and A.8163)