New York Begins Transition To Nation's Second Basic Health Plan

New York, the second state to implement the health law's Basic Health Program (BHP) and the first to eliminate premiums for lower-income enrollees and set a flat fee for others, began transitioning residents to the program last month. The first to transition will be legally present immigrants who had previously been enrolled in the state's Medicaid program and funded through state-only dollars. As of April 1, the program opened to "lawfully present non-citizens" who earn up to 138 percent of...