Article: ACTING HEALTH COMMISSIONER PLUGS PLAN FOR ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE

The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release:

Acting New York State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D. today called for enactment of a plan to cut New York's uninsured population in half over the next four years. The plan, included as part of the proposed state budget, would expand access to health insurance to 400,000 uninsured children by increasing the State's Child Health Plus program and simplifying Medicaid rules to reach both uninsured children and the 900,000 uninsured adults who are currently eligible for coverage.

"By expanding the Child Health Plus Program and removing bureaucratic hurdles that keep eligible New Yorkers from getting on and ...

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