EXHIBIT 23(B)
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of Oxford Health Plans, Inc. for the registration of up to 5,100,000
shares of Oxford Health Plans, Inc. common stock of our report dated February
10, 2000, except for the last paragraph of Notes 6 and 7 as to which the date is
March 3, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of Oxford Health Plans, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
August 2, 2000
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