New Medicare Health Insurance Companies for 2026 in New York

New and returning Medicare Advantage (Part C) & Prescription Drug (Part D) companies in the New York market

The Medicare landscape in New York is constantly changing. Every October, Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans and Part D Prescription Drug plans are released for the upcoming year.

In New York for 2026 there are 19 private health insurance companies which offer Medicare Advantage plans. All of these insurance companies are returning to the New York Medicare Advantage market for 2026 and there are no new insurance companies offering plans.

There are 5 private health insurance companies in New York which offer Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plans. All of these insurance companies are returning to the New York Part D market for 2026 and there are no new insurance companies offering plans.

Below is a summary of new and returning health insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C) and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part D) in New York.

New York Medicare Advantage (Part C) Insurance Companies

New insurance companies for 2026

There are no new insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage plans for 2026. The existing insurance companies listed below are returning to the New York Medicare Advantage market.

Returning insurance companies for 2026

Aetna Medicare Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HP CDPHP Medicare Advantage Elderplan EmblemHealth Empire BlueCross BlueShield Excellus Health Plan, Inc Healthfirst Medicare Plan HealthSpring Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue Shield Humana Independent Health MetroPlus Health Plan MVP HEALTH CARE Trinity Health Plan New York UnitedHealthcareⓇ VillageCareMAX VNS Health Medicare Wellcare

New York Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) Insurance Companies

New insurance companies for 2026

There are no new insurance companies offering Medicare Prescription Drug plans for 2026. The existing insurance companies listed below are returning to the New York Part D market.

Returning insurance companies for 2026

Aetna Medicare HealthSpring Humana UnitedHealthcareⓇ Wellcare

More About Private Health Insurance Companies Offering Medicare Plans

The Federal and State governments allow private health insurance companies to offer Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug plans. Medicare Advantage plans combine Original Medicare Part A and Part B into a single plan which typically include other benefits such as dental, vision, hearing, prescription drugs, and more. Standalone Part D Prescription Drug plans are also offered and can be combined with Original Medicare, Supplement plans, or Medicare Advantage plans which do not include Part D benefits.

More About Our Analysis

Information shown regarding health insurance companies in New York's Medicare marketplace is based on our evaluation of HIOS plan ID and issuer ID data available from medicare.gov. An insurance company is considered new to the market if their issuer ID is new and was not present the previous year. Insurance companies returning to the market are shown if their issuer ID was present last year and is also present this year.