Will jeopardize the future of the Essential Plan, increase costs for Medicaid and lead to more uninsured
In response to provisions changing eligibility for the Essential Plan and the Medicaid Program in the House Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce committees’ proposals, the New York Health Plan Association (HPA) expressed its opposition and raised concerns with the impact it will have on New Yorkers across the state.
Under the proposals, it is estimated that more than half of the Essential Plan (EP) funding would be slashed, resulting in 506,000 individuals losing EP coverage. When combined with proposed changes to Medicaid, it is estimated that more than 1.2 million New Yorkers would become uninsured.
“Every New Yorker has access to high-quality, affordable health care. These proposals gut the progress to expand coverage, will hurt our state’s most vulnerable residents and we urge the entire Congressional delegation to oppose these cuts,” said Eric Linzer, HPA President and CEO.
The following chart details the impact of the provisions for New York’s 26 Congressional Districts.
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