ISSUES

Every New Yorker should have access to the healthcare they need, from mental healthcare to preventive care. Yet, whether because it’s unaffordable or inaccessible, for too many of our neighbors, the care they need is simply out of reach.

Mark served as the Chair of the Council’s Health Committee, where he helped lead the city through the worst days of the pandemic by providing clear, science-based information to New Yorkers when they most needed it. As Borough President, he worked to help people in need of behavioral healthcare get the support they need, including creating over 800 new in-patient psychiatric care beds.

As Comptroller, Mark will work to ensure that every neighborhood has local access to affordable, high quality healthcare. We must fight to keep vitally important, community hospitals open, hold private hospital systems accountable, and address the root causes of long emergency room wait times and emergency response times.