Family Health Plus

Who can join?

Family Health Plus is available to single adults, couples without children, and parents. You must have limited income; be aged 19 to 64, a resident of New York State and a United States citizen 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.

The amount of income 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 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 Guide Effective January 1, 2010
Family Size Yearly Income Monthly Income Weekly Income
Single Adult $10,830 $ 903 $208
Couples with No Children $14,570 $ 1,215 $280
Parents/Guardians Living with at Least 1 Child Under 21
Family Size 2 $21,855 $1,822 $420
Family Size 3 $27,465 $2,289 $528
Family Size 4 $33,075 $2,757 $636
Family Size 5 $38,685 $3,224 $743
Family Size 6 $44,295 $3,692 $851
Family Size 7 $49,905 $4,159 $959
For each additional person add: +$ 5,610 +$ 468 +$ 107

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

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