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$1 Billion Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Insurance Losses $1 Billion Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Insurance Losses
$1 Billion Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Insurance Losses New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a multi-state lawsuit on Friday, Jan. 26 against the Trump Administration for its "abrupt and unlawful cutoff of more than $1 billion in federal funding" which provides health care to over 700,000 low-income New Yorkers.  The Essential Plan, which is New York’s Basic Health Program (BHP), is a state-run health insurance program for low-income New Yorkers created under the Affordable Care Act and primarily funded by the federal government. Friday's lawsuit, which can be accessed by clicking here, was fil…

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