Almost half a million people will no longer be eligible for the Essential Plan beginning July 1, 2026. This is due to the devastating cuts made in H.R.1, the federal budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4, 2025. Here is coverage of the impact on New Yorkers:
FPI Statement: 450,000 New Yorkers Losing Healthcare Today, Fiscal Policy Institute, 7/1/26
Half a million New Yorkers will lose healthcare in July – Hospitals are at risk too, WAMC Public Radio, 6/30/26
Thanks to Trump and HR1, 500,000 New Yorkers Are Losing Health Coverage, Community Service Society of New York President and CEO, David Jones, for the New Majority, 6/18/26
New York Essential Plan Users Worry: Am I Losing Coverage?, New York Focus, 6/26/26