Monday, May 8, 2017
NY State Health Foundation CEO: 1M New Yorkers Could Lose Health Coverage Under AHCA
New Yorkers wondering how their medical insurance will be affected by the health care bill passed by the House will have their eyes on Albany, which will be under pressure to pick up some of the costs now covered by Washington.
The historically liberal state offers some of the top Medicaid benefits in the country. . .
“Today’s vote to approve the American Health Care Act (AHCA) could undermine those coverage gains . . . Cuts to Medicaid and the elimination of the Essential Plan could result in more than 1 million New Yorkers losing health insurance coverage,” said David Sandman, CEO of the New York State Health Foundation. . .