A Look at Healthfirst Membership

Healthfirst is one of the largest not-for-profit health insurers in the nation1.

1.8 Million Members

  • 1.47 million are Medicaid members.2
  • 500,000 of the Medicaid members are children.2

NYC Medicaid Population

Healthfirst insures more than one-third of New York City’s Medicaid population.2


200,000 Dual Eligible Members

  • 200,000 (82%) of Healthfirst’s Medicare members have dual status or receive Low Income Subsidy (LIS) to assist with prescriptions drug costs.3

NYC Dual Eligible Medicare/Medicaid Population

Healthfirst insures 31% of the dual eligible Medicare/Medicaid population in NYC.3

1Based on revenue for calendar year 2020

3As of December 2022

3As of December 2022

Communities We Serve

Map of the communities that Healthfirst serves

Membership Diversity

Healthfirst is proud to serve a very diverse population of various ethnicities who speak a wide variety of languages.

16+ ethnicities are represented among our membership.1

Top ethnicities include:

1Based on NYSDOH data

76 languages and dialects are spoken by our members.2

Top languages include:

2As of February 2022

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