| Affordable health insurance in New York can be | | | | pockets. |
| found in a variety of ways - the most ideal being | | | | The number of children you have doesn't matter as |
| through an employer-sponsored group health | | | | far as your eligibility for Family Health Plus, nor does |
| insurance plan. Unfortunately, employers aren't | | | | your marital status. You can be single with children, or |
| required to provide health care benefits to their | | | | married with no children. |
| employees, and even more depressing is that some | | | | The Family Health Plus plan provides basically the |
| employers would actually rather not offer medical | | | | same kind of health coverage you'd find with regular |
| benefits than help their employees stay healthy. So, | | | | group or individual health insurance policies in New |
| even the best job, with the best pay, can seem "not | | | | York. With this plan, you'll get coverage for regular |
| so great" if it doesn't help you get affordable health | | | | doctor visits, emergency room visits, in and out |
| insurance in New York. | | | | patient treatments, vision care, services and |
| Fortunately (yes, there is some good news), New | | | | treatment for diabetics, behavioral and mental health |
| York offers a health care program for people who | | | | care, and family planning. |
| can't otherwise find affordable health insurance in | | | | If you can handle more good news, read on: applying |
| New York. The program is called New York State's | | | | for and enrolling in the Family Health Plus plan costs |
| Family Health Plus. Eligible individuals include adults | | | | nothing. There are no deductibles, either! |
| ranging in age from 19 to 64 who make too much | | | | Co-payments at the time of care are all that is |
| money (or have too many assets) to be eligible for | | | | required of you. |
| Medicaid. However, they also don't make enough | | | | Affordable health insurance in New York is just an |
| money to purchase an individual health insurance plan, | | | | application away. Contact the New York State |
| much less pay for health care out of their own | | | | Department of Insurance for application information. |