Politico April 1, 2024
Enrollment in the Essential Plan, a low-cost health insurance option for low-income New Yorkers who are ineligible for Medicaid, is about to rise.
Today marks the start of a long-planned eligibility expansion to people earning as much as 250 percent of the federal poverty line, or about $38,000 annually for an individual. Previously only New Yorkers earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty line qualified.
Over 1.2 million people were enrolled in the Essential Plan as of March 1, according to state data. Under the expansion, nearly 100,000 more New Yorkers are expected to join the plan’s membership rolls.
That includes an estimated 70,000 people who are enrolled in qualified health plans on the state’s insurance marketplace —...
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