Thursday, November 20, 2008
Child Health Plus expanding
Updated: 08/30/2008 06:54 PM
ALBANY, N.Y. -- There is good news for families with young children. An expanded state health insurance program goes into effect Monday.
Under the new Child Health Plus insurance plan, all uninsured children will be eligible for low, or even no-cost health care. Currently, there are more than 400,000 uninsured children living in New York.
An expansion of New York’s Child Health Plus insurance plan takes effect on Monday. That means all uninsured children will now be eligible for moderate or no-cost health care coverage.
Originally, only children whose families made less than $44,000 a year qualified for lower premiums. But now, that ceiling has been raised to $70,000.
If you want more information, visit www.nyhealth.gov or call 1-800-698-4543.