The COVID-related federal continuous coverage requirement for Medicaid ended in March 2023, and states had to then begin redetermining eligibility for everyone enrolled in the Medicaid program, with a year-long “unwinding” window to complete that process. As of early 2024, about 1.1 million people in New York had been disenrolled from Medicaid during the unwinding.[efn_note]Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker. KFF. February 2024. [/efn_note] But the large majority of eligibility redeterminations — 81% as of late 2023 — had resulted in a coverage renewal and the enrollee being able to keep their coverage, putting New York among the top five highest performing states in terms of keeping people enrolled in Medicaid during the unwinding process.[efn_note]New York State Public Health Emergency Unwind Dashboard. New York Department of Health. November 2023. [/efn_note] New York has an overview page where they have provided additional information related to the end of the continuous coverage requirement and the return to normal eligibility redeterminations for Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and the Essential Plan (disenrollments were paused for all three during the pandemic). New York has kept each enrollee’s already-scheduled renewal date, as opposed to prioritizing any particular population for eligibility redeterminations. And New York’s first round of disenrollments didn’t come until July 2023. New York Medicaid enrollees need to pay close attention to any communications they receive from their local Medicaid office or NY State of Health, and reply as soon as possible if additional information is needed. If they are no longer eligible for Medicaid, they should familiarize themselves with their coverage options. This could include an employer-sponsored plan (if available), Medicare, or a plan purchased through the exchange/Marketplace (note that there is a limited enrollment window to sign up for any of those coverages). Some enrollees who lose eligibility for Medicaid will find that they’re eligible for New York’s Essential Plan, which has year-round enrollment. The Essential Plan's household income eligibility limit is being increased from 200% of the poverty level to 250% starting in April 2024. This is expected to result in about 100,000 New Yorkers becoming newly-eligible for Essential Plan coverage.[efn_note]"Governor Hochul Announces Federal Approval to Expand Access to High-Quality, Affordable Health Insurance" New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. March 4, 2024.[/efn_note] CMS reported that by November 2024, more than 48,000 New York residents had transitioned from Medicaid to a qualified health plan in the Marketplace, and more than 223,000 had transitioned to the Essential Plan.[efn_note]State-based Marketplace (SBM) Medicaid Unwinding Report, data through November 2023. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Accessed March 4, 2024.[/efn_note]