Fidelis Care is a New York-based health insurance company formed in 1993.
[2] As of 2018, Fidelis Care served more than 1.7 million New York residents.
[4][1] Fidelis Care was formed in 1993 as the NYC Catholic Health Plan Inc.[2] by the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. and the Diocese of Brooklyn to serve the poor and medically underserved.
[5] In 1997, Fidelis expanded to Western New York with the acquisition of Better Health Plan, a Buffalo-based HMO.
[13] On September 12, 2017, it was announced that Centene Corp. would acquire Fidelis Care for US$3.75 billion.