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NY A05889
Bill
Status
2/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
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AI Summary
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Requires the NY State of Health marketplace to establish a "worker health plan access program" by January 1, 2027 to assist workers who lose employer-provided health coverage due to strikes, lockouts, or labor disputes
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Provides enrollment assistance for individuals and dependents who self-attest to losing minimum essential health coverage from an employer or joint labor management trust fund as a result of a labor dispute
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Authorizes the marketplace to request information from employers, labor organizations, or other representatives to verify strike/lockout status and determine eligibility for federal and state subsidies
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Requires employers and labor organizations to provide requested information to the marketplace regarding labor disputes and coverage impacts
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Program implementation is subject to availability of funding
Legislative Description
Relates to enacting the worker healthcare protection act, for New Yorkers who lose health care coverage from an employer or a joint labor management trust as a result of an active strike, lockout, or other labor dispute.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026