450,000 Low-Income New Yorkers to Lose Health Coverage Due to Federal Funding Cuts
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Alana Semuels
Summary
Nearly 450,000 low-income New Yorkers will lose health coverage on July 1, 2026, due to funding cuts from HR 1 (the "Big Beautiful Bill") passed in 2025. The federal government withdrew funding that allowed New York to provide tax credits for health plans covering certain legally present immigrants. To compensate, New York state changed eligibility requirements for the Essential Plan, resulting in hundreds of thousands losing their insurance. The affected individuals are low-income people who will struggle to find affordable alternatives.
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As part of HR 1, the federal government withdrew the funding that had allowed New York state to receive tax credits that paid for the health plans of certain legally present immigrants, says Bill Hammond, a senior fellow at the Empire Center.
They're low-income people, and they'll have to find a lot of...
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