Syracuse, NY — Matthew Turner fears his family may be among 9,000 Onondaga County residents – and 450,000 across New York – getting the boot from a popular state health plan next year.

The Westvale father of three is enrolled in the Essential Plan, a state program that covers people who don’t qualify for Medicaid but make too little to afford commercial insurance.

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