An additional 100,000 low-income New Yorkers will have access to more-affordable health insurance next month after the state received federal approval to expand the Essential Health Plan coverage sold through its Affordable Care Act marketplace, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced.
In a statement, Hochul called the expansion to those with incomes up to 250% of the federal poverty line “an important step toward building a better health care system statewide.”
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