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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of WebMD Corporation
for the registration of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 29, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Healtheon/WebMD Corporation
(currently known as WebMD Corporation) included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                  /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
November 7, 2000