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Premium Savings with Healthfirst NY Small Business Health Insurance<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"\"In our continuing effort to let NY small businesses know of options to help them lower their group health insurance costs, we wanted to introduce you to another option for your consideration.<\/p>\n

Healthfirst is an insurance carrier in downstate NY that offers both individuals and small businesses options for health insurance. We will focus this article on the options for NY small business health insurance with Healthfirst insurance.<\/p>\n

Who is HealthFirst?<\/h3>\n

Healthfirst is a New York health insurance company sponsored by some of the most prestigious hospitals and healthcare systems in New York City and Long Island NY. They are the 3rd largest health insurance company in New York City \u2014 1 in 9 New York City residents is a Healthfirst member. Healthfirst has Community locations throughout NYC and Long Island where members can ask questions about their coverage.<\/p>\n

How is Healthfirst insurance for small businesses different from their individual offerings?<\/h3>\n

It is important to note that plans offered on the individual marketplace differ by a great deal from their small group offerings.<\/a> Healthfirst is a good example of this. Besides the benefits of tax deductibility for small group plans, Healthfirst NY offers a much larger network called Pro EPO network compared their individual offering of the much smaller Leaf Network.<\/p>\n

What benefits do Healthfirst insurance plans offer their small business customers?<\/h3>\n