| Jan. 24, 2019 - New York City
Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses the mayors. De Blasio made news on
Jan. 8 when he announced a plan to guarantee health care for every New
Yorker. (According to the press release, "The plan will serve the
600,000 New Yorkers without insurance by
strengthening NYC’s public health insurance option, MetroPlus, and
guaranteeing anyone ineligible for insurance – including undocumented
New Yorkers – has direct access to NYC Health + Hospitals’ physicians,
pharmacies and mental health and substance abuse services through a new
program called NYC Care (>)).
De
Blasio
has not laid the groundwork for a presidential run and has
seemed more interested in pushing the 2020 debate in a progressive
direction than in entering the race as a candidate. Nonetheless,
on Jan. 13 he told CNN that he has not ruled out running. |
