# GHI

> GHI - Group Health Incorporated - was a New York nonprofit health insurer founded in 1937 around a then-unusual idea: let working families use a broad network of participating doctors instead of tying care to a single clinic. GHI merged with HIP in 2006 to create EmblemHealth, and the legal entity was renamed EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. in 2020, but the GHI name still appears in familiar New York City employee PPO coverage. Its modern successor combines commercial and government-sponsored insurance with physician practices, neighborhood support centers, pharmacy and dental partners, digital tools, and population-health programs.

- **Founded:** 1937
- **Headquarters:** New York City, United States
- **Team size:** EmblemHealth lists 1,001-5,000 employees on LinkedIn; a reliable current standalone GHI employee count is not available after integration and renaming.
- **Products:** GHI CBP / PPO coverage, Commercial and government-sponsored health plans, AdvantageCare Physicians, EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, myEmblemHealth mobile app
- **Notable:** Established in 1937 with a participating-provider approach that anticipated the modern preferred provider organization., Merged with HIP in 2006 to create one of the country's largest nonprofit health-plan organizations., Built a health-plan and physician-practice model that includes AdvantageCare Physicians, serving more than half a million patients.

## Products & services

- **GHI CBP / PPO coverage** — Broad-network preferred-provider coverage long associated with City of New York employees and dependents, including in-network and out-of-network benefits under plan terms.
- **Commercial and government-sponsored health plans** — Individual, family, employer, municipal, Medicaid, Child Health Plus and Medicare plan offerings delivered under the EmblemHealth family.
- **AdvantageCare Physicians** — An affiliated primary and specialty care practice serving more than half a million patients across New York City and Long Island.
- **EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care** — More than a dozen community locations offering plan help, wellness programming, and connections to local resources, including services open to nonmembers.
- **myEmblemHealth mobile app** — A member app with personalized health journeys, assessments, social-needs screening, benefit tools, and care guidance.
- **Population-health programs** — Community diabetes support, environmental resilience outreach, maternal-health services, nurse guidance, and condition-management programs.

## Achievements

- Established in 1937 with a participating-provider approach that anticipated the modern preferred provider organization.
- Merged with HIP in 2006 to create one of the country's largest nonprofit health-plan organizations.
- Built a health-plan and physician-practice model that includes AdvantageCare Physicians, serving more than half a million patients.
- EmblemHealth earned 4-Star CMS ratings across multiple Medicare HMO offerings for 2026 coverage.
- The Community Diabetes Wellness Program reached more than 8,700 New Yorkers and expanded citywide in 2026; EmblemHealth reported that 43% of participating members lowered A1C levels.
- The redesigned mobile app produced a reported increase of more than 50% in adoption and engagement, with over 40,000 members using personalized health journeys.
- The Environmental Resilience Program reported outreach to 17,000 at-risk members during 2025 heatwaves and expanded to broader weather and health alerts in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — EmblemHealth reported more than 50% higher mobile-app adoption and engagement after redesigning myEmblemHealth; over 40,000 members used personalized health journeys.
- **2026-06** — Its Environmental Resilience Program reported outreach to 17,000 at-risk members during 2025 heatwaves and expanded alerts to air quality, cold, blizzards, pollen, and flu reminders.
- **2026-04** — The free Community Diabetes Wellness Program expanded from the Bronx to locations across New York City after reaching more than 8,700 people.
- **2026-02** — A New York attorney general settlement required $2.5 million in penalties and fees, member restitution, behavioral-health network reforms, corrected provider directories, and independent monitoring.
- **2026-02** — EmblemHealth and Mae Health launched digital pregnancy and postpartum support plus covered community doula access for eligible Medicaid members.
- **2026-01** — The New York City Employees PPO plan launched with UnitedHealthcare, replacing the older two-card administrative setup with a unified member experience.
- **2025-10** — Multiple EmblemHealth Medicare HMO plans received a 4-Star CMS rating.

## Links

- Website: https://www.emblemhealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emblemhealth
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/EmblemHealth
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EmblemHealth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emblemhealth/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmblemHealth/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13