The health care proposals drew a sharp and immediate response from two
politically powerful interest groups, the Greater New York Hospital Association and 1199 S.E.I.U., the health care workers» union, which, in a joint statement, said the governor's health proposals were «riddled with inaccuracies.»
«At a time when the city is being forced to do more with less, it is outrageous that the state would create a new unfunded mandate that will benefit a
politically powerful special
interest group,» said Bloomberg spokesman Mark Botnick.