Formerly known as Empire Health Care of New Jersey reflecting the name of its’ parent Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York. WellChoice, Inc. is the parent company of the largest health insurer in the State of New York based on PPO and HMO membership. Through our subsidiaries, they offer managed care and traditional indemnity products to over 4.8 million members nationwide

Their service areas include the New York metropolitan area* where we hold a leading market position covering over 20% of the population, parts of upstate New York and sixteen counties in New Jersey.  Wellchoice has the exclusive right to use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and marks in 10 downstate New York counties and one or both of these names and marks in selected counties in upstate New York. As they build on their 69-year history serving the health insurance needs of New York, they are well positioned for growth.

* The New York City metropolitan area includes the following counties: New York, Bronx, Richmond, Queens, Kings, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam.

Contact Frank Monaco to learn the specifics of each program offered, and which programs would be best for your employees.