<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2026/04/07/essential-plan-cuts-health-insurance-what-to-do/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:49:58.886Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:49:58.886Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Losing NY health coverage due to Trump cuts? Your guide to Essential Plan changes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/O3BTH4TIVZA7BANI453M4ZSKPU.jpg?auth=d7248e18bca647b26cdbe7c6402651007eca3422c3c4b6e65558f1ec99f860ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cuts to the Essential Plan primarily affect people with incomes from 200% to 250% of the federal poverty line, which this year equals yearly earnings of about $32,000 and $40,000 for an individual, or $54,000 to $68,000 for a family of three.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/2026/04/09/medicaid-work-rules-state-staff-shortages-wait-times/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:48:37.453Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:48:37.453Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[States face another challenge with Medicaid work rules: staffing shortages]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/SGSXSRHORZBFFBTI7QBLCYYUNE.jpg?auth=d22357ad1a8e730b15059ad462b2436cf66e4f3feda382cefe3330e1b222ec7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5348&amp;height=3393</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law last summer, will soon demand more from staff at state agencies in places where lawmakers expanded Medicaid to more low-income adults. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2026/04/21/georgia-aca-enrollment-drops-health-insurance-subsidies/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:46:49.376Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:46:49.376Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia’s ACA enrollment plunges, raising concerns for rural hospitals and the whole health care market]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/PER4273GIJHEPJYYXKNIVDDMYQ.jpg?auth=227bcf7e832cab21f0b6625453dfcbc155411416c98525cc9a870f2fe99f412c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8660&amp;height=5773</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One expert said that people relying on Affordable Care Act plans “really have nowhere else to turn.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2026/04/29/georgia-hispanic-latino-health-care-ranking-uninsured-access-disparities/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:44:32.487Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:44:32.487Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia ranks 48th for Hispanic health care, driven by high uninsured rates]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/QQD7DGMHENBC5JFMYUFGOYEBIA.jpg?auth=4b8fca4f2644e13d4264df30d94a74355568490b00c925a2d6264804782c1a31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5100&amp;height=3519</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In Georgia, 18% of Hispanic children are uninsured, compared to 10% nationwide. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2026/03/27/essential-plan-health-insurance-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:42:10.288Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:42:10.288Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Q&A: How federal funding cuts will cost 500,000 New Yorkers their health insurance]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/466WMYDFLZAWDK4FUNSRIPRLPU.png?auth=ef9f729fe93f47302fa847d8f92b11dc69327bfbbf8fe162050f8d10f1db065d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Kinnucan is the health policy director at the Fiscal Policy Institute, an independent nonpartisan think tank. He spoke to Healthbeat about the effects of funding cuts to New York's Essential Plan, which provides insurance coverage to low-income people.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2026/06/18/essential-plan-health-insurance-coverage-ending/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:36:51.796Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:36:51.796Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How New York’s ‘Essential Plan’ insurance coverage cuts are forcing impossible choices]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/VEBRV7QJ3JDSXPFZVEAJ6RCZ2A.jpg?auth=e6c4cd30bad74d7590f6834154cdb2ffa23c6377ae4569d96aecc788bf6e45f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2667&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Actor and bookkeeper Olivia Killingsworth does some strength-training exercises with her physical therapist on June 9, 2026, at her studio in Brooklyn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2026/08/19/medicaid-work-requirements-to-hit-bronx-and-other-nyc-areas-hard/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:36:02.064Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:36:02.064Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New Medicaid work rules put NYC enrollees and hospitals at risk. Here’s who will be hit the hardest]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/YBEES7Y4FNFZHNYBTQOGDP4QV4.jpg?auth=0d425473cc21235968d41ee148baa534a9c692a9c723552beb710c2b612b2362&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2664&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Bronx leads the United States with the highest number of Medicaid enrollees, with 510,000 in Congressional District 15, and health advocates say the borough's hospitals will bear the brunt.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/2026/09/15/medicaid-managed-care-maternal-provider-networks/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:35:09.96Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:35:09.96Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Medicaid provider lists promise pregnant women care that isn’t always there. A key reform is years away.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/C6RADE6PTJCTNORVQ65UVJCIB4.jpg?auth=b207e40eef7cb9fbe131dfa9b4341dd262576aeb12f77370906205d0bb235311&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal investigators warned in recent reports that challenges finding an in-network Medicaid provider may result in women delaying or not receiving maternal care.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/21/medicaid-changes-nyc-residents-hospitals/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:07:12.322Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:07:12.322Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[As Medicaid cuts loom, NYC launches push to keep residents covered. Here’s what you need to know. ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/SAMAVJ2T4RCIHJKH4B3KVTEYBQ.jpg?auth=b6f3a644a358eee5503c712a7929b77f1b1cddbd1bd6b30b963f07b8080acfbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2645&amp;height=1764</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law, known as H.R. 1, will bring sweeping changes to health coverage. Trump speaks alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz during a White House discussion on healthcare.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/2026/09/29/medicaid-immigrant-eligibility-cuts-october-1/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T23:04:50.857Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T23:04:50.857Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Medicaid cuts hit lawfully present immigrants Oct. 1. Here are 5 things to know.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/OLSUC4P4SBAL3FTEWMOYEGNII4.jpg?auth=5635d55f3ec2f8ee5881ffc29af8c839d058c635540c169957ab915510db45f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a healthcare announcement at the White House in August. The new Medicaid restrictions for immigrants that begin on Oct. 1 are part of sweeping changes to the joint federal-state program that were enacted last year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>