ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — In response to losing $7.5 billion per year in federal funding, the state will end its expanded Essential Plan, a health insurance program that covers almost 1.7 million low- ...

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New York state will end its Essential Plan health insurance program, which covers 1.7 million low- and middle-income New Yorkers, due to a loss of $7.5 billion in federal funding. The change, which is ...