EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-89616) and
related Prospectus of WebMD Corporation for the registration of $249,500,000 of
its 3 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2007 and 26,935,120 shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated
February 28, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of WebMD Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


New York, New York
September 26, 2002