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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Oxford Health Plans, Inc.
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-77529) and the related Prospectus of
Oxford Health Plans, Inc. for the registration of 10,829,507 shares of its
common stock, and to the incorporation by reference therein 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
January 8, 2000
