Healthfirst

Our mission is to provide high-quality health insurance to individuals and families in New York's service area through low-cost or free government-funded health insurance programs, including Child Health Plus, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Managed Long Term Care. Healthfirst also offers Leaf Plans-Qualified Health Plans in New York State’s official health plan marketplace.Founded in 1993, Healthfirst operates with a unique hospital-sponsored business model that allows us to reinvest in nonprofit and public healthcare systems by returning operational efficiency savings to our hospital sponsors.