Over 1.6 million Essential Plan enrollees and 140,000 enrollees in Qualified Health Plans currently benefit from access to affordable Marketplace health insurance coverage thanks to enhanced tax credits made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)/Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
The New York State Department of Health contracted with Island Peer Review Organization, Inc. (IPRO), an external quality review organization, to evaluate access to care within provider networks.
Navigators provide enrollment assistance to individuals, families, small businesses and their employees who would like help applying for health insurance through the Marketplace.
These fact sheets provide information about the Essential Plan. Please print, copy, link to and share.
These double-sided cards give easy-to-read information about eligibility, benefits, and cost-sharing for Child Health Plus, the Essential Plan, and Qualified Health Plans. Please print, copy, link to and share.
2025 Coverage Year Enrollment Data
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Welcome to the NY State of Health Broker Tool Kit.
Welcome to the NY State of Health Assistor Tool Kit.
NY State of Health, the official health plan Marketplace of New York State, authorized by the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, was established in April 2012 by Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 42, and codified in Article 2, Title VII of the NY Public Health Law in 2019.