"Private insurance that duplicates benefits offered under New York Health could not be offered to New York residents. (Existing retiree coverage could be phased

"Private insurance that duplicates benefits offered under New York Health could not be offered to New York residents. (Existing retiree coverage could be phased out and replaced with New York Health.)" That is an important paragraph. If you want good public health care, you need to make sure the rich use it too. Canada does it by not allowing doctors to work in both the public and private systems. This law takes a different approach, instead barring the insurance companies from competing. Wonder if it will hold up in court. Without this paragraph I don't think it could be a good system. With it, there's at least some hope.