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Sep 03, 2008 at 09:04 PM
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New York - Starting this month, all New York families with uninsured children are eligible for moderate or no-cost health care coverage.
Gov. David Paterson says eligibility for Child Health Plus was expanded to include families whose income is four times the federal poverty level, up from the 2 1/2 times previously required.
For example, a child in a family of three whose income exceeded $44,000 would not have been able to participate in the program before the expansion. Now, that child will be eligible for coverage at no cost, or at a reduced monthly premium, if the family's income is no greater than $70,000.
Any family with income above the new cutoff can buy into the program at the full monthly premium, which is $156 on average.
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Sep 03, 2008 at 11:27 PM Anonymous sara Says:
bravo now the ruthsheilds can have there children insured at a disscount price
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Sep 03, 2008 at 11:50 PM political analyst Says:
I would look into this a bit deeper before cheering. I think most families would rather pay the $9 or $15 a month per child to have their kids on child health plus B which every doctor accepts & is run through 3rd party insurance companies such as empire blue, then to pay nothing and have child health plus A, which is really not up to par.
I suspect this is a clever trick by paterson to cut costs by raising income levels to get more people on plan A, & off plan B.
CAN ANYONE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT CLARFIY THE ISSUE
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Sep 03, 2008 at 11:58 PM Anonymous Says:
As the VP candidate Sara Palin said "Thanks But No Thanks". I will earn and buy my own health insurance. Stop stealing our money. Got extras to spend? give it back to the hard working tax payers.
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Sep 04, 2008 at 04:10 PM Charlie Hall Says:
Anonymous 11:58PM,
I am very glad that you are healthy enough and are of sufficient income to buy your own health insurance on the private market. Most Americans are neither.
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Sep 04, 2008 at 04:46 PM Rachmonis Says:
Where do we apply? Phone #, web url? PLEASE...
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Sep 04, 2008 at 05:25 PM anonymous Says:
I'm sure if you call UCS, UJ Care, UJO, BPJCC they will be able to help you.