“If clinically appropriate and prescribed, patients will be able to receive a medication abortion kit at their New York City address within a few days,” said a City Hall release.
But the new telehealth-video appointments and abortion care will be covered like any other service, so patients with insurance may need to make a co-pay.
If patients cannot afford to pay for the service or are uninsured, Virtual ExpressCare will provide care and connect patients to trained financial counselors who can help them enroll in health insurance coverage or financial assistance through NYC Care, Medicaid, and Medicare, with per-visit fees as low as zero, depending on patients’ income and family size.
“Last year, an activist Supreme Court undermined almost 50 years of settled law by overturning Roe v. Wade, but New Yorkers know that access to safe, legal abortion care is the cornerstone of public health, and we will not stand idly by as these attacks on women continue,” Adams said in announcing the expanded access to abortion.
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