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Kathy Hochul: “We can call upon our insurers, in fact demand our insurance…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Governor Hochul Signs A Bill

Published | Video Starts at 04:42

But I'm not sure how to explain the behavior and the actions of people who are so, so cruel and discompassionate that they would strip this away. So here in New York we're showing what we're doing today. This is another sign that We can call upon our insurers, in fact demand our insurance companies to do what is right to lift this burden of expense for life-saving lung cancer screenings from the patients. because my God, they have enough to worry about. And if we can do that, and we will be doing that very shortly, then we'll know and reminded of who we're fighting for and why we do what we do in our daily lives. (04:42–05:02)

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Asserts that New York can demand insurance companies to cover the cost of lung cancer screenings.

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