The company’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality care at an affordable price. Founded in 1939 and headquartered in San Francisco, Blue Shield of California and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medi-Cal and Medicare health care service plans in California. “With this natural next step into the Blue Shield family, the more than 500,000 Californians that we serve can expect access to the same great doctors, services and community resources at their fingertips.”īackground on Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California, an independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, is a nonprofit health plan with 4 million members, 6,800 employees and more than $17 billion in annual revenue. “This exciting change reflects our new ability to expand our reach and serve more Californians under the Blue Shield name,” said Greg Buchert, M.D., M.P.H., president and CEO of Care1st Health Plan. Under its new name, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, along with its clinics in Palmdale and Lancaster, will continue to serve Medi-Cal and Medicare beneficiaries in Los Angeles and San Diego counties. (April 3, 2018) – Care1st Health Plan today announced it will operate as Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan starting in January 2019.Ĭare1st Health Plan, a provider-founded managed care company based in Los Angeles County, was acquired by Blue Shield of California in 2015 to help the nonprofit health plan fulfill its mission of providing all Californians access to high quality, affordable care. If you do not see the name of your insurance plan listed above, and you require specialty care, see your primary care physician and request an authorization to UC San Diego Health for specialty services.Name change to go into effect January 1, 2019 UC San Diego Medical Center and UC San Diego Medical Group are contracted with most major insurance plans. United Navigate/Navigate Select/ Navigate Select Plus HMO/POS.UC San Diego Student Health Insurance Plan (through Anthem) UC Care PPO (through Anthem) UC Core PPO (through Anthem) UnitedHealthcare MultiPlan PPO (PHCS) National Health Solutions PPO National Provider Network Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO Pacific Foundation for Medical Care (SD Foundation) PPO PHCS PPO (Multiplan) Prime Health Tennessee PPO Quality Health Management PPO TRICARE TriWest See Medi-Cal and Dual-Eligible Plans Accepted and Covered California See Medi-Cal and Dual-Eligible Plans Accepted. Accepted Medi-Cal plans and more information. Medi-Cal FFS and some Medi-Cal managed care plans.Accepted Medicare plans and more information. ![]() Original Medicare A and B, any supplemental Medicare or Medigap plans, and some Medicare Advantage plans.Health Smart Preferred PPO (Interplan) Interplan PPO ( Health Smart) MGM PPO Medicare Standard HMO plans (call to verify in-network participation).Accepted Covered California plans and more information.HMO plans (call to verify in-network participation)ĬMN Global ( Europe Assistance – Global Corporate Solutions ) PPO Covered California.Great West Healthcare (One Health Plan) HMO.Individual and family group PPO plans (Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze) bought directly through Blue Shield or through Covered California.University of California employee plans: UC Care, UC Core PPO, UC Medicare PPOĪXA Assistance USA PPO BCE Emergis (through MultiPlan ) Beech Street Capp Care PPO (through MultiPlan ) Benefits Panel Service PPO Blue Shield of California (excluding behavioral health).Anthem Blue Cross through employer groups.
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