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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

‘Tip of the iceberg’: nearly 500,000 New Yorkers lose health insurance due to Trump cuts

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Healthcare advocates hold a news conference with Democratic lawmakers on 1 April 2026, at the Capitol in Albany, New York. Photograph: Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images

Nearly 500,000 moderate-income New Yorkers will be dumped from their health insurance plans on 1 July – the first of major coverage losses expected as a result of HR 1, the Republican-led law signed almost exactly one year ago.

The law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, slashed government health spending by $911bn nationally in favor of permanent tax breaks for higher-income families and border security.

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