We, the undersigned members of Actors’ Equity Association, in an effort to achieve health equity, strongly support universal, single-payer healthcare on a national level.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has made historical health inequities impossible to ignore and shown the necessity for a movement toward universal coverage for all members of our union, regardless of employment status.

We believe that union support of state-level healthcare legislation is an integral first step to the passage of a nationwide single-payer system.

To this end, we strongly urge the release of a resolution from our union leadership supporting the passage of The New York Health Act [A.5248a, S.3577a], a Single-Payer healthcare system currently under consideration by the New York State Legislature. When enacted, The New York Health Act will provide comprehensive health coverage for everyone who works full-time or resides in New York state.

For additional information, please visit: https://www.aeaforsinglepayer.org/