Wednesday, September 5, 2018

New Yorkers are on Medicaid

One third of New Yorkers are on Medicaid, similar programs

ALBANY -- More than one third of New Yorkers are now on Medicaid or other publicly funded health-care plans, a spike of 57 percent over the past decade, a new report found.

Largest in nation

New York, when federal aid is included, spends $75 billion a year on its health-insurance programs, by far the most of any state in the country. It's the largest part of the state budget, when federal aid is included.
New York's programs are mainly Medicaid, Child Health Plus and the Essential Plan, which is available for people who can't get Medicaid but are still income eligible for assistance.
Medicaid alone covers an average of 6.2 million people a month, up 46 percent over the past decade, DiNapoli said. 

 

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