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Federal cuts are ending Essential Plan coverage for 450,000 New Yorkers. The plan exists for people who earn too much for Medicaid.

New York State plans to disenroll 450,000 people from Essential Plan health coverage due to federal funding cuts, affecting low-income Bushwick residents.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

July 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Federal cuts are ending Essential Plan coverage for 450,000 New Yorkers. The plan exists for people who earn too much for Medicaid.
News Citywide

Federal cuts are ending Essential Plan coverage for 450,000 New Yorkers. The plan exists for people who earn too much for Medicaid.

New York State plans to disenroll 450,000 people from Essential Plan health coverage due to federal funding cuts, affecting low-income Bushwick residents.

Citywide · · 1 min read
Federal cuts are ending Essential Plan coverage for 450,000 New Yorkers. The plan exists for people who earn too much for Medicaid.

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