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NY A04545
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Josh Jensen
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AI Summary
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Allows uninsured taxpayers without employer-sponsored coverage to check a box on state income tax returns requesting the Department of Health review their eligibility for Medicaid, Essential Plan, or NY State of Health marketplace plans, with required contact within 30 days
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Permits first-time enrollees without employer-sponsored coverage to enroll in the NY State of Health marketplace at any time, eliminating open enrollment restrictions for this group
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Increases navigator program grants in New York City and counties where uninsured rates among individuals below 400% of federal poverty level exceed the statewide average
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Creates a 13-member New York Health Benefit and Cost Commission to review proposed mandated health benefits, requiring 90-day reports analyzing premium impacts, medical effectiveness, and public health effects before legislation advances
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Establishes tax-advantaged New York Health Care Savings Accounts with deductions up to $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for married couples to pay for premiums, deductibles, copays, and out-of-pocket health expenses
Legislative Description
Provides expanded enrollment through New York state of health through tax returns (Part A); allows for enrollment through the New York state of health at any time for first-time enrollees; expands New York state of health navigator program (Part B); creates the New York health benefit and cost commission (Part C); establishes New York health care savings accounts to expand and incentivize purchasing private health insurance (Part D).
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026