Health Insurance Coverage in New York
| Insurance Company | Healthfirst |
|---|---|
| State | New York |
| Website | healthfirst.org |
| Number of Hospitals in Network | 49 |
| Number of Plans Offered | 9 |
3 plans
2 plans
4 plans
| Plan Name | Plan Type |
|---|---|
| Dentaquest (Healthfirst PHSP, Affinity, Fidelis, Emblem Health, Senior Whole Health, and Montefiore members) | OTHER |
| Healthfirst | HMO |
| HealthFirst | HMO |
| HEALTHFIRST | HMO |
| Healthfirst / Essential Plan | Medicaid |
| Healthfirst Medicaid Managed Care | Medicaid |
| Healthfirst NY | OTHER |
| Healthfirst PHPS, Inc. | OTHER |
| Neighborhood Health Providers | OTHER |
Pat Wang is President of the Healthfirst Foundation and President & CEO of Healthfirst. [3] She was appointed to Gov. Kathy Hochul's newly formed NYS Commission on the Future of Health Care in 2023. [3] She is a Director of the New York Federal Reserve Bank and serves on the Boards of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and the New York Health Plan Association (NYHPA). [3] Previously, she was a commissioner for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), a member of New York's Medicaid Redesign Team II, and co-chair of New York's Vaccine Equity Taskforce. [3, 5] She joined Healthfirst as president and CEO in 2008 and helped create Healthfirst in 1993. [5, 8] She is a graduate of Princeton University and New York University School of Law and a longtime resident of New York City. [5] She has dedicated her career to advancing health equity and championing the healthcare needs of vulnerable New Yorkers. [10] She has led 5x enrollment growth as president and CEO. [8]
Errol Pierre serves as Healthfirst Senior Vice President, State Programs. [3] He oversees sales and retention across the company's Medicaid and Long-Term Care product portfolios as well as the company's community engagement activities. [3] He previously served as Chief Operating Officer for the commercial business unit of Empire BlueCross BlueShield. [3] He serves as a board member of the Arthur Ashe Institute of Urban Health, Medinova, and as a member of 100 Black Men of America's New York City Chapter. [3]
Kathy Howell serves as Healthfirst Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, joining in 2023. [3] Prior to joining Healthfirst, she served as Chief Legal and Privacy Officer at Well Dot Inc. [3] She had previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Acting President of Northwell's CareConnect Health Plan. [3] Kathy has also been a partner or associate at law firms, including Dentons, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP. [3]
John J. Bermel serves as the Chief Financial Officer. [7, 9] He is also the Treasurer and CFO. [6] He started at Healthfirst in February of 2016. [9]
Jay Schechtman started at Healthfirst in November of 1999. [9]
John Cheng started at Healthfirst in April. [9]
Dafne Torres started at Healthfirst in May of 2018. [9]
Brian Miller started at Healthfirst in July. [9]
Melissa Hecht started at Healthfirst in February. [9]
Frank Romano started at Healthfirst in August of 2017. [9]
Roland Foster started at Healthfirst in September. [9]
Judy Kang started at Healthfirst in October. [9]
Steve Prewitt started at Healthfirst in January of 2018. [9]