New Yorkers wondering how their health care insurance will be affected by the health care bill passed by the House may have their eyes on Albany, which will be under pressure to pick up some of the costs now included in Washington.
The historically liberal state offers some of the top Medicaid benefits in the united states.
An analysis by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office estimates the House GOP's American Healthcare Act – which faces substantial alterations in the Senate – would deprive the state of $6.9 billion by 2021.
Those funds have been accustomed to boost the quantity of New Yorkers enrolled in Medicaid and also the government-funded Essential Plan, which serves residents whose incomes are simply over the poverty level.
Since ObamaCare was implemented, New York has cut its uninsured rate in two to 5 percent – a historic low.
“Today's vote to approve the American Health Care Act (AHCA) could undermine those coverage gains . . . Cuts to Medicaid and the removal of the Essential Plan could result in more than A million New Yorkers losing medical health insurance coverage,” said David Sandman, CEO of the Ny State Health Foundation.
