CMS Considering NY 1332 Waiver To Extend BHP To 250%

CMS is taking comments through Wednesday (July 5) on New York’s request for a five-year Section 1332 waiver that would allow the state’s Basic Health Plan, dubbed the “Essential Plan,” to cover residents earning up to 250% of poverty, up from the current 200% of poverty threshold for the program, which the state says would affect about 90,000 residents in 2024, including more than 20,000 who were previously uninsured. New York is one of only two states that currently operate...