Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) is a company member of the EmblemHealth group. It is a non-profit health insurance company formed under Article 43 of the New York Health Insurance Law and under Article 44 of the New York Public Health Law, it is certified to operate a Health Maintenance Organization. HIP […]

Univera Healthcare is a non-profit organization providing NY health insurance coverage in Western New York.  Their mission is to improve the health of their members and the communities they serve by providing access to affordable, healthcare services, including long-term care services, and seeking ways to continually improve the health and health care of the communities […]

Oxford Health Plans Inc. was founded in 1984 and originally offered New York health insurance plans. It became a United Health Care Company through a merger in 2004. Being part of the country’s largest single health insurer empowered Oxford to give better health care services to its members. Today, they are providing health insurance coverage […]

Group Health Incorporated (GHI) was founded in 1937 as a non-profit healthcare provider in New York. They started as the Group Health Association of New York which was a small cooperative. As time passed and more subscribers joined them, they became the Cooperative Health Association of New York then Group Health Insurance. It was in […]

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield is a nonprofit holding company headquartered in Rochester New York providing health insurance coverage to 1.8 million individual members today with their 6,000 New York employees. Their history goes back to 1932 when the Blue Cross organization was founded. They were previously known as BlueCross BlueShield of Central New York, […]

Empire was founded in 1934 as a New York-based hospital insurance provider. They are a subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc., the largest publicly traded health benefits company in the country based on membership.  Empire has been providing health care benefits for 75 years.  They are covering more than 35 million members across 14 states together with […]

Easy Choice Health Plan is a subsidiary of Easy Choice Health Systems.  Established in 1995, Easy Choice Health Systems is a holding company controlled by healthcare professionals in New York.  Easy Choice Health Plan was founded and became their subsidiary. They began through the efforts of 12 founding physicians. Their goal is to “advance the […]

Aetna is one of the leading health insurance providers in the United States. Aetna was established in 1853 in Hartford, Connecticut. They provide health care coverage, dental care plans, disability, pharmacy, group life, and long-term care. Their network is strong with over 561,000 physicians and specialists and 5,300 hospitals. Aetna’s mission is to help people […]