The Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign is a citywide multi-constituency health care justice coalition.  We were founded during the health care reform debate of the early 1990’s, and have continued to bring together community groups, labor unions, professional associations, and faith communities to fight for universal health care, and work on other health care justice issues central to that goal.
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COALITION BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP:

We help lead a statewide campaign,Health Care for All New York, to promote universal health care reform in NY, and link that effort to national campaigns working toward the same goal for the United States. We co-chair the Universal Health Care Action Network, a national organization of state and local health care justice coalitions.  We also serve on the leadership bodies of New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage (a statewide network of chronic illness and disability groups), and the NY Metro chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program (an organization of health care professionals).We participate in Medicaid Matters New York (a statewide network of low-income advocates) and co-chair the New York Network for Action on Medicare and Social Security, a regional group of senior citizen and disability rights advocates that focuses on our nation’s two premier social insurance program.
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MEDIA PRODUCTION AND COMMUNICATIONS:

We produce segments for and co-host the station’s weekly “Health Action” interview program.  (Tune in at 99.5 FM or listen to “Health Action” live Mondays at 1 p.m.  Listen to archived “Health Action” programs. We also produce a monthly cable TV program, “Health Care on the Air” shown on public access cable channels in New York City – help us get on cable in your borough or community! NY Health Care Activists E-mail List – our way we keep YOU up-to-date on key issues, campaigns, and events.  Simply sign-up via our website! subscribe to NY Health Care Activist E-Mail List.  In particular, we publish a biweekly calendar of events, and send out important action alerts and issue backgrounders.
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STAFF:

Mark Hannay is Director of the Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign, a citywide coalition of community groups and labor unions founded in 1993 that advocates for fundamental health care reform leading to a universal health care program.   In his role as the coalition’s Director, he also co-chairs the New York Network for Action on Medicare and Social Security since 1998, and chairs the board of the national Universal Health Care Action Network since 2003.

Mark began his health activist career in the early 1990s as a member of of ACT UP/New York.  Soon thereafter, he helped found New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage, a coalition of disease-related voluntary health organizations that serve and represent people living with serious and life-threatening illnesses and disabilities, and he still serves on its Steering Committee.  During the Clinton health care reform period of 1993-4, Mark worked as a Public Policy Associate at Gay Men’s Health Crisis, where he focused on health care and insurance issues for people living with HIV.

Since 2002, Mark has also co-hosted the weekly “Health Action” program broadcast over WBAI/Pacifica radio.  Mark is a member of the Steering Committee of “Health Care for All New York”, a consortium of groups across New York State working for state-based health care reform.  He also serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Metro Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, the Community Advisory Board of the New York State Health Foundation, and the New York City Regional Advisory Committee of the New York State Health Benefits Exchange.

In June 2012, Mark was awarded the Tisch Community Health Prize, given by the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College.
 

Steering Committee Maria Alvarez, New York Statewide Senior Action Council Deborah Bell, Professional Staff Congress, CUNY Carmelita Blake,Public Health Association of New York Richard Brown, MD, Physicians for a National Health Program, NY Suleika Cabrera Drinane, Institute for the Puerto Rican Elderly Moira Dolan, District Council 37, AFSCME Tim Foley, Committee of Interns and Residents, SEIU Healthcare Jeff Gold, Institute for Rational Urban Mobility Marcia Hunte, District Council 1707, AFSCME Terry Mizrahi, National Association of Social Workers, NYC Steve Oliver, Citizen Action of New York - NYC Chapter Carol Pittman, New York State Nurses Association Lourdes Rodriquez-Dox, 1199 SEIU, Retired Members Division Arianne Slagle, Community Service Society Elizabeth Swain, Community Health Care Assoc. of New York State _________________________________________________________________________ Organizational Members, Partners, and Supporters: 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East American Cancer Society, Eastern Division American Federation of Musicians, Local 802 American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, New York Local Brooklyn Older Women’s League Brooklynwide Interagency Council on the Aging Business and Labor Coalition of New York Care for the Homeless Center for Independence of the Disabled New York Children’s Defense Fund of NY Citizen Action of New York Civil Service Employees Association Civil Service Employees Technical Guild Local 375, DC 37 AFSCME Committee of Interns and Residents, SEIU Healthcare Communication Workers of America, District One Communication Workers of America, Local 1168, Nurses United Communication Workers of America, Local 1180 Community Health Care Association of New York State Community Healthcare Network Community Service Society of New York DC 37 Retirees Association Disabled in Action of Metropolitan New York District Council 1707 AFSCME District Council 37 AFSCME Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies Gay Men's Health Crisis Goddard-Riverside Community Center Gray Panthers, New York Network Health Services Employees, Local 768, DC 37 AFSCME Home Care Employees, Local 389, DC 1707 Housing Works Hispanic Senior Action Council Hudson Health Plan IATSE Local One Institute for Puerto Rican and Hispanic Elderly International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 237 International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600 IATSE Joint Public Affairs Committee for Older Adults Long Island Coalition for a National Health Plan Medicare Rights Center Municipal Hospital Employees Local 420, DC 37 AFSCME NABET Local 16 National Association of Social Workers, New York City Chapter National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers New York City Americans for Democratic Action New York City Central Labor Council New York Hotel Trades Council Pensioners Society New York Immigration Coalition New York Jobs with Justice New York Professional Nurses Union New York State Nurses Association New York State Public Employees Federation New York State Public Employees Federation, Division 199 New York State United Teachers NYC Administrative and Clerical Employees, Local 1549, DC 37 AFSCME Open Door Family Medical Centers Organization of Staff Analysts Physicians for a National Health Program, New York Metro Chapter Professional Staff Congress CUNY Public Health Association of New York City Public Health Solutions RWDSW/UFCW Local 338 Ryan Community Health Centers Screen Actors Guild Segal Company SEIU Local 32BJ Sisters of Charity Social Service Employees Local 371, DC 37 AFSCME Steamfitters, Pipefitters, and Apprentices Union, Local 475 Transport Workers Union, Local 100 Uniformed EMS Officers, Local 3621, DC 37 AFSCME Uniformed EMTs and Paramedics, Local 2507, DC 37 AFSCME UNITE HERE United Auto Workers,  Local 2179 Retirees Chapter United Federation of Nurses and Epidemiologists, Local 436, DC 37 AFSCME United Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2 United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1500 United Hospital Fund United University Professions League of Women Voters Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring Working Today/Freelancers’ Union