Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Basic Health Insurance Option for New York

Policy Brief | Jan. 2012

Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Basic Health Insurance Option for New York

Elisabeth Ryden Benjamin, Arianne Slagle

Summary: The Affordable Care Act offers states an important opportunity to help low-income residents by providing significant federal funding to establish a Basic Health Plan (BHP). In this report, CSS explores the implications of offering a BHP in New York.

Issues: Access to Health Care

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