navigation search health republic insurance of new york type not for profit co op industry health insurance founded 2013 headquarters new york new york area served new york state website https healthrepublicny.org health republic insurance of new york is a not for profit health insurance cooperative in new york state . health republic was created as one of 23 consumer operated and oriented plans known as co ops established under the affordable care act to increase competition in the marketplace and give consumers a voice in their healthcare . 1 health republic began selling insurance plans to individuals and small groups both on and off the ny state of health marketplace in october 2013 . 2 during the 2013 2014 open enrollment period health republic captured the largest marketshare on the new york state of health marketplace . 3 it became the largest co op in the country during this period . 4 in september 2014 health republic members were able to vote for member directors on the co op s board of directors with nine members ultimately elected from across the state making up a majority of the board . 5 for 2015 health republic expanded its service area by 11 counties upstate to a total of 43 counties statewide ; 6 added two new products an out of network plan for small groups 7 and a higher deductible plan for individuals ; 5 and expanded its provider network in the albany area 8 on september 27 2015 health republic announced that it would begin the processes of ceasing operations effective immediately . 9 references edit andrews michelle . health insurance co ops offer new option for some marketplace shoppers kaiser health news . october 15 2013 . billups erin . health republic has some of the state s lowest rates ny1 news . october 21 2013 . mogul fred . co op insurer tops ny health exchange wnyc . june 23 2014 . radnofsky louise . mixed bag for health co ops the wall street journal . june 11 2014 . a b drury tracey . health republic growing marketshare in wny with co op model buffalo business first . november 6 2014 . health republic expands upstate in second year crain s new york . january 26 2015 . furman phyllis . new york small businesses can easily shop for health care ny daily news . february 5 2015 . hughes claire . nyc based co op health insurer adds st. peter s to network albany times union . december 1 2014 . friedman debra september 27 2015 . www.healthrepubuclicny.org pdf . healthrepublicny.org . retrieved september 27 2015 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title health republic insurance of new york & oldid 683059423 categories health insurance companies2013 establishments in new york navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 september 2015 at 21 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view