"Edward Roller, a 62-year-old from Long Island, has worked for the same small printing company for years and says he loves his job. But he says the health insurance his employer is able to offer comes with high costs that would be a strain on his $50,000 annual salary. Roller and his family instead rely on New York's publicly funded Essential Plan to cover their health care needs."
"Nonetheless, it's likely a large swath of those covered by the Essential Plan will lose their insurance as early as July. The cuts stem from the Trump administration's decision not to provide federal funding for certain legally present immigrants who aren't citizens - a cohort that makes up about 43% of Essential Plan enrollees, according to an analysis by the Empire Center."
Edward Roller, 62, relies on New York's Essential Plan because his employer health insurance would be too costly on a $50,000 salary. The Essential Plan carries no premiums for many enrollees and includes low copays, free dental and vision. More than 1.7 million people statewide rely on the plan, which has a higher income threshold than traditional Medicaid. Federal actions under President Donald Trump reduce support by about $7.5 billion annually, roughly half the program's funding. The cuts result from excluding certain legally present immigrants from federal funding, who comprise about 43% of enrollees. State officials are scrambling to overhaul the program to minimize coverage loss without overwhelming the state budget, but many enrollees could lose insurance as early as July, and a significant portion risk becoming uninsured.
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