I need to understand the Essential Plan and explore options for small businesses on the NY State of Health website. First, what are the income eligibility requirements for the Essential Plan for a household of 3? Second, locate the 'Essential Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage' document for 2024, and tell me what the annual deductible is for Essential Plan 1. Finally, how many employees must a business have to be considered a 'small business' for health insurance purposes on this website?
Navigate to 'info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov'. Use the search bar with the query 'Essential Plan income eligibility' and click the search button. From the search results, click on the most relevant link that discusses Essential Plan income eligibility (e.g., 'Questions about Financial Assistance and Paying for Health Insurance' or similar). On the resulting page, identify and extract the income eligibility requirement for a household of 3 for the Essential Plan. Navigate back to the search page or homepage to perform a new search. Use the search bar with the query 'Essential Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage' and click the search button. On the search results page, filter the results by 'Year' to '2024' if available, then locate and click on the 'Essential Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage' document for 2024 (it will likely be a PDF). Open the document and find the annual deductible for Essential Plan 1. Navigate back to the homepage or main navigation. Click on 'Employers' in the main navigation. Locate and extract the definition of a 'small business' in terms of employee count for health insurance purposes. Synthesize all gathered information to answer the task.
The agent successfully navigates to 'info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov'. The agent successfully uses the search bar to find Essential Plan income eligibility information. State the income eligibility for the Essential Plan for a household of 3 as 'up to $64,700 annually' (or 250% of the Federal Poverty Level for 2024). The agent successfully locates and accesses the 'Essential Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage' document for 2024. State the annual deductible for Essential Plan 1 as '$0'. State that a 'small business' must have '100 or fewer employees' to be eligible for health insurance through the website.