New York City offers low-cost health coverage program for immigrants

Having health coverage can be a great challenge for immigrants and low-income families in New York.

However, New York City has a program that provides low-cost health insurance and health care regardless of your legal status.

The GetCovered NYC program is for people with the following characteristics:

• They are permanent residents (Green Card).
• Refugees or asylum seekers.
• Holder of U or T Visa.
• Employment authorization card holder.
• DACA recipients.

The authorities point out that the Applying for these benefits will not affect your eligibility to become a permanent resident or citizen.

Also you can call 311 for more information.

Health help for immigrants Regardless of your immigration status

• Children under the age of 19 can get free or low-cost health insurance through Child Health Plus.

Families whose income is less than 2.2 times the so-called poverty level, which is approximately $1,150 a week, do not have to pay a premium for a family of three and approximately $1,387 for a family of four.

Families with slightly higher incomes pay a monthly premium of $15, $30, $45, or $60 per child each month.

• With or without insurance, you can get free or low-cost care through the New York City Health+ Hospitals system at the following medical centers:

Bronx

Hospital Jacobi
1400 Pelham Parkway S. Bronx, NY 10461
718-918-5000

Hospital Lincoln
234 E. 149th St. Bronx, NY 10451
718-579-5000

Hospital North Central
Bronx 3424 Kossuth Ave. Bronx, NY 10467
718-519-5000

Hospital Gotham Health
Belvis 545 E. 142nd St. Bronx, NY 10454
718-579-4000

Gotham Health
Morrissania 1225 Gerard Ave. Bronx, NY 10452
718-960-2616

Brooklyn

Hospital Coney Island
2601 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-616-3001

Hospital Kings County
451 Clarkson Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11203
718-245-3131

Hospital Woodhull
760 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-963-8000

Hospital McKinney
594 Albany Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11203
718-245-7000

Gotham Health
Cumberland 100 N. Portland Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11205
718-260-7500

Hospital Gotham Health
East New York 2094 Pitkin Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11207
718-240-0400

Manhattan

Hospital Bellevue
462 First Ave. New York, NY 10016
212-562-4141

Hospital Harlem
506 Lenox Ave. New York, NY 10037
212-939-1000

Hospital Metropolitan
1901 First Ave. New York, NY 10029
212-423-6262

Hospital Carter
1752 Park Ave. New York, NY 10035
646-686-0000

Hospital Coler
900 Main St. Roosevelt Island, NY 10044
212-848-6000

Hospital Gotham Health Gouverneur
227 Madison St. New York, NY 10002
212-238-7897

Gotham Health, Sydenham
264 W. 118th St. New York, NY 10026
212-932-6500

Queens

Hospital Elmhurst
79-01 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373
718-334-4000

Hospital Queens
82-68 164th St. Jamaica, NY 11432
718-883-3000

Staten Island

Gotham Health
111 Canal St. Staten Island, NY 10304
718-390-0712

Gotham Health
2040 Forest Ave. Staten Island, NY 10303
718-761-2060

Hospital Sea View
460 Brielle Ave. Staten Island, NY 10314
877-317-3000

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