Fast-Growing NY Insurer Credits MA Benefit Stability, Behavioral Health Focus

  • Jun 06, 2024

    CDPHP, a not-for-profit managed care organization serving Medicare Advantage members primarily in Upstate New York and the Hudson Valley, is one of several provider-led insurers that carried a strong growth trajectory from the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) through the Open Enrollment Period (OEP) in the first quarter of 2024, according to a recent AIS Health analysis.

    The Albany-based insurer added more than 5,000 MA members during the AEP and another 5,400 between February and May, for overall growth of 20% since October, per AIS’s Directory of Health Plans. According to CDPHP’s senior vice president and chief growth officer, Nicholas Kraft, the plan nabbed 66% of new enrollment in its market and is now the third-fastest growing MA plan in the U.S. CDPHP was also ranked No. 1 in member satisfaction among commercial insurers in New York State by J.D. Power & Co.

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  • Lauren Flynn Kelly

    Lauren has been covering health business issues since the early 2000s and specializes in in-depth reporting on Medicare Advantage, managed Medicaid and Medicare Part D. She also possesses a deep understanding of the complex world of pharmacy benefit management, having written AIS Health’s Radar on Drug Benefits from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2016. In addition to her role as managing editor of Radar on Medicare Advantage, she oversees AIS Health’s publications and manages the health editorial staff. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in English.

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