HMO
click on HMO to go to website		 Phone Number Regions Covered NCQA
Accreditation
Status*		 Healthy
New
York		 Child
Health
Plus		 Family
Health
Plus
Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc.
 800-872-3862 Hudson Valley, Long Island, New York City, Syracuse, Westchester Commendable    
AmeriChoice of New York
 212-509-9999 New York City None
Atlantis Health Plan, Inc.
 800-345-9458 New York City None    
Capital District Physicians Health Plan (CDPHP)
 800-777-2273 Albany, Hudson Valley, Syracuse, Westchester Excellent
CIGNA
 800-345-9458 Hudson Valley, Long Island, New York City, Westchester Commendable    
Community Blue
(HealthNow)		 800-544-2583 Albany, Buffalo, Hudson Valley Excellent  
Empire BC & BS Healthnet (Health Choice) 800-261-5962 Albany, Hudson Valley, Long Island, New York City, Westchester Excellent  
Finger Lakes HMO/HMO Blue 800-462-0108 Albany, Buffalo, Hudson Valley, New York City, Rochester, Utica/Watertown Excellent
GHI HMO Select 877-244-4466 Albany, Hudson Valley, New York City, Utica/Watertown, Westchester Accredited**
HIP 877-859-9001 Long Island, New York City, Westchester Commendable
HMO-CNY, Inc. 800-447-6269 Hudson Valley, Syracuse, Utica/Watertown Excellent    
IHA 800-453-1910 Buffalo Excellent    
MagnaHealth 800-352-6465 Long Island, New York City, Westchester None    
Managed Health, Inc.
(Health First)		 888-260-1010 Long Island, New York City None    
MDNY Healthcare, Inc. 800-707-6369 Long Island None    
Metroplus 212-597-8600 Not currently writing None    
MVP Health Plan, Inc. 888-687-6277 Albany, Hudson Valley, Syracuse, Utica/Watertown Commendable    
Oxford Health Plans of NY, Inc. 800-444-6222 Long Island, New York City, Westchester Commendable    
PHS (Health Net) 800-848-4747 Hudson Valley, Long Island, New York City, Westchester None    
Rochester Area HMO, Inc.
(Preferred Care)		 800-950-3224 Buffalo, Rochester Excellent    
United Healthcare-NY, Inc. 800-705-1691 Hudson Valley, Long Island, New York City, Westchester Commendable
United Healthcare-Upstate NY 800-705-1691 Syracuse, Utica/Watertown None
Univera Healthcare of CNY 800-223-4780 Syracuse, Utica/Watertown Accredited    
Univera Healthcare-Southern Tier 800-337-3338 Buffalo None    
Univera Healthcare of WNY 800-628-8451 Buffalo Excellent    
Vytra 800-406-0806 Long Island, New York City None    
HMO Phone Number Regions Covered NCQA
Accreditation
Status*		 Healthy
New
York		 Child
Health
Plus		 Family
Health
Plus
* NCQA Accreditation Status is current as of October 19, 2001.
**GHI HMO Select participated in NCQA's New Health Plan (NHP)Accreditation program because it has been in business for less than 36 months. "Accredited" is the highest level achievable under NHP Accreditation.
NY HMO Listing
You will find information specific to each HMO including:
  • their telephone number
  • the areas in which they provide service
  • their NCQA Accreditation status
  • if they participate in Healthy NY, Child Health Plus, and Family Health Plus.

The listing includes:

Service Areas
  • Albany includes Albany, Clinton, Essex, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington counties.
  • Buffalo includes Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
  • Hudson Valley includes Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan and Ulster counties.
  • Long Island includes Nassau and Suffolk counties.
  • New York City includes Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond counties.
  • Rochester includes Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates counties.
  • Syracuse includes Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Onondaga, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins counties.
  • Utica/Watertown includes Chenango, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego, Otsego and St. Lawrence counties.
  • Westchester includes Westchester and Rockland counties.
NCQA Accreditation Status
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans. NCQA Accreditation evaluates aspects of a managed care plan that are important to people, but that are generally difficult for people to determine on their own. NCQA Accreditation is nationally recognized as a "seal of approval" for health plans. Health plans can receive one of five NCQA Accreditations: Excellent, Commendable, Accredited, Provisional, and Denied.

Participation Status
The last three columns of the New York HMO Listing show which New York State programs each HMO participates in. Please review the Special Health Programs page to learn more about the Healthy NY, Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus programs. There are also numerous Prepaid Health Service Plans (PHSPs) that are similar to HMOs and offer Family Health Plus coverage. You can find out more about PHSPs by visiting the New York State Department of Health’s Web site at www.health.state.ny.us.
New York State
George E. Pataki
Governor		 New York State
Department of Insurance
Gregory V. Serio
Superintendent of Insurance		 New York State
Department of Health
Antonia C. Novello, M.D., MPH
Commissioner of Health