Capital District PNHP applies for grants

September 2006 – Our chapter plays a central role in two grants submitted to NYS Health Foundation. The first grant, in collaboration with the Hunger Action Network of New York State, Metro NY PNHP and Rekindling Reform, requests funding for a Lewin Group study of a potential single payer funding mechanism in order to provide health care for all New Yorkers, along with a set of before and after public hearings to best shape the study. The second grant, in collaboration with the State University at Albany, will develop a feasibility study for implementing a single payer system in the Capital District. (Submitted by Paul Winkeller)