Family Health Plus

Who can join?

Family Health Plus is available to single adults, couples without children, and parents with limited income, who are aged 19 to 64, are residents of New York State and United States citizens or fall under one of many immigration categories. If you have health insurance through a federal, state, county, municipal or school district benefit plan - you are not eligible to enroll.

If you have employer–sponsored health insurance available through other types of employers you may be eligible for help to pay for premiums, deductibles, coinsurance and co-payments through the Family health Plus Premium Assistance program.

There are limits on the amount of assets or resources that you can have and still be eligible to enroll in Family Health Plus. "Resources" mean money in the bank or credit union, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, certificate of deposit, money market accounts, 401K plans, trust funds, the cash value of life insurance, motor vehicles, or property that someone owns. The value of your home will not be counted. The amount of income and assets/resources you and your family can have and still be eligible for Family Health Plus depends upon how many people are in your family.

For more details, click on a family size below and see if your income and resources fall below the maximum levels for your family's size.

If you want to find out if your child or children may be eligible for Child Health Plus, click here.

FAMILY SIZE
Single Adult
Couples with No Children
Parents/Guardians Living with at Least 1 Child Under 21
Family Size 2
  • 1 Parent and 1 Child
  • 1 Legal Guardian and 1 Child
Family Size 3
  • 1 Parent and 2 Children
  • 2 Parents and 1 Child
  • 1 Legal Guardian and 2 Children
Family Size 4
  • 1 Parent and 3 Children
  • 2 Parents and 2 Children
  • 1 Legal Guardian and 3 Children
Family Size 5
  • 1 Parent and 4 Children
  • 2 Parents and 3 Children
  • 1 Legal Guardian and 4 Children
Family Size 6
  • 1 Parent and 5 Children
  • 2 Parents and 4 Children
  • 1 Legal Guardian and 5 Children
Family Size 7
  • 1 Parent and 6 Children
  • 2 Parents and 5 Children
  • 1 Legal Guardian and 6 Children

Maximum Gross Annual Income and Resource Guide Effective April 1, 2008
Family Size Yearly Income Monthly Income Weekly Income Resource Level
Single Adult $10,400 $ 867 $200 $13,050
Couples with No Children $14,000 $ 1,167 $269 $19,200
Parents/Guardians Living with at Least 1 Child Under 21
Family Size 2 $21,000 $1,750 $404 $19,200
Family Size 3 $26,400 $2,200 $507 $22,200
Family Size 4 $31,800 $2,650 $611 $25,050
Family Size 5 $37,200 $3,100 $715 $27,900
Family Size 6 $42,600 $3,550 $819 $30,750
Family Size 7 $48,000 $4,000 $923 $33,600
For each additional person add: +$ 5,400 +$ 450 +$ 103 +$2,850

NOTE: Income and resource levels change annually; this is just a guide.

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