Medicare A & B & Medi Gap Plans
What Health Insurance is Accepted by Cedars Sinai

Cedar’s Sinai accepts Traditional or original Medicare (Part A and/or B), including Medicare supplement insurance (Medigap) plans, you will have coverage for care from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Marina Del Rey Hospital and many of our doctors.

Cedars-Sinai is 2nd in nation, UCLA Medical Center tied for 5th in US News hospital rankings The hospitals are also No. 1 and 2 in both LA and across California

Medicare Advantage (Part C)  ^{Cedars Sinai} * 

Medicare Advantage or a Medicare Health plan, is purchased from a private insurance company and typically organized like an HMO or PPO insurance plan.

Cedars-Sinai participates ^{Plans Accepted}   in the following Medicare Health  #Advantage plans:

• Cedars Sinai will participate in the following Medicare Advantage plans in 2026:
• Alignment Health Plan
  • Alignment Health Advantage PPO (PPO)
• Anthem Blue Cross of California
  • Anthem I CareMore Medicare Advantage (HMO‑POS)
  • Anthem I CareMore Medicare Advantage 2 (HMO‑POS)
  • Anthem I CareMore Chronic Care (HMO‑POS C-SNP)
  • Anthem I CareMore Chronic Care 2 (HMO‑POS C-SNP)
  • Anthem I CareMore Kidney Care (HMO‑POS C-SNP)
  • Anthem I CareMore Lung Care (HMO‑POS C-SNP)
  • Anthem I CareMore Lung Care 2 (HMO‑POS C-SNP)
  • Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D‑SNP)
  • Anthem I CareMore Premium Savings (HMO‑POS)
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• UnitedHealthcare
  • CA‑004P (HMO POS)
  • CA‑MA01 (HMO POS)
  • CA‑19 (HMO POS)
  • CA‑44 (HMO POS)
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• SCAN
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  • SCAN Affirm (HMO)
  • SCAN Classic (HMO)
  • SCAN Connections (HMO)
  • SCAN Inspired (HMO)
  • SCAN MyChoice (HMO)
  • SCAN Prime (HMO)
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• If you enroll in a HMO plan, you must choose a primary care doctor in either the Cedars-Sinai Medical Group or Cedars-Sinai Health Associates and be referred to specialists within these groups.
• Please note not all physicians participate in Medicare Advantage plans. After you have narrowed down your coverage choice, if physician availability is important to you, please call the health plan to confirm specific physicians will be in the product you choose. If you enroll in an HMO plan, you will be required to select a primary care physician in Cedars-Sinai Medical Group or Cedars-Sinai Health Associates and be referred to specialists within the physician network.
  • Cedar’s Sinai Provider Finder 
• In addition to care guidelines provided by Medicare, Cedars‑Sinai may use additional evidence‑based guidelines when reviewing referrals. To access these guidelines, please follow the link for your HMO health plan below.
  • For Blue Shield of CA, please access guidelines here: Blue Shield MCGExternal ExternalguidelinesExternal
  • For UnitedHealthcare, please access guidelines here: MCG guidelines
  • SCAN guidelines are not yet available.
• Email us [email protected] more information on how to enroll, premiums, co pays, benefits

We can help you enroll, no extra charge for our services.

Email us [email protected] to verify the plans or use the provider finders below on this page.  For UnitedHealthcare  Get more information , we can help you enroll, no additional charge.

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Of course, with a Medi Gap plan, you can go to ANY MD or hospital that accepts Medicare.  Double check here, by using the tool on your right.

What Health Insurance, MAPD, Medi Gap Plans does
#THIPA  Torrance Memorial IPA
take?

Part of Cedars?

Accepted Health Plans – Torrance Memorial IPA 

• Medicare Advantage Plans we represent
  • Anthem  Blue Cross 
  • SCAN
  • Blue Shield 65 Plus – Inspire HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare

• THIPA Torrance Hospital Independent Physician Association  THIPA.org
  • SEARCH  Find a Doctor THIPA.org

THIPA Flyers

• Thipa-why-you-need-pcp
• THIPA-Overview-Flyer
• Primary-Care-Thipa

Torrance Memorial IPA Brochure

• Primary Care Physicians Brochure 
• Torrance Memorial – Find a Doctor
  • tm  physician network.org/tmpn/find-a-doctor/
  • torrance memorial  ipa.org/ipa/find-a-doctor/
  • For Medicare Advantage HMO provider directory list, visit TMIPA.orgFor Medicare Advantage PPO directory visit Tmphysiciannetwork.org 
• Torrance Memorial IPA Specialist
• Case Management | Torrance Memorial IPA
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• Broker ONLY
  • Video Broker Overview
• torrancememorialipa.org/broker-portal

COVID 19

• Our Webpage on Insurance Company Bulletins for COVID 19

Torrance Memorial.org  Insurance Accepted

• Torrance Memorial Medical Center has again been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2019-20 for the 8^th consecutive year, placing us in the top 3% in the state by U.S. News and World Report!
• BROKER ONLY  Portal

What Medicare Advantage Plan can I get that #UCLA will Accept? 

UCLA Medical Center

UCLA’s Insurance’s Accepted webpage!

Medicare Advantage HMOs:

HMOs:

UCLA Health Medicare Advantage Principal Plan (HMO)
UCLA Health Medicare Advantage Prestige Plan (HMO)
UnitedHealthcare – Medicare Advantage from CA-37P (HMO-POS)

PPOs:

Anthem Medicare Advantage  
UnitedHealthcare – Medicare Advantage from  CA-0029 (PPO)

Individual & Family Plans ^{UCLA Webpage}

Blue Shield  Exclusive PPO Provider Finder

Employer Group Plans

• • HMO insurance and POS insurance
    • Aetna
    • Anthem Blue Cross
    • Blue Shield of California
    • Cigna
    • Health Net of California
    • United Health care
    • Vivity (offered by Anthem Blue Cross)
  • PPO insurance
    • Aetna
    • Anthem Blue Cross
    • Blue Shield of California
    • Centivo
    • Cigna
    • Oscar offers Oscar EPO – Circle – CHOICE Network for small businesses
    • CIGNA + Oscar for Small Biz
    • First Health
    • Health Net of California
    • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
    • MultiPlan
    • UFCM Health System, Inc., doing business as California Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC)
    • Prime Health Services
    • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
    • TRICARE
    • United Health care
  • Please call the UCLA Health referral line at 310-825-2631 or your health plan for the latest updates on which insurance plan networks UCLA hospitals and physicians participate.
  • ucla health.org/price-transparency

UCLA Health doctors and differences in accepted health insurance*

Certain UCLA Health doctors may not accept the same insurance plans that our hospitals do. (Find a provider at UCLA Health.)

Please call the UCLA Health referral line at 800-UCLA-MD1 (800-825-2631) for the latest updates on which insurance a particular doctor may accept.

Health Care Partners – #OPTUM Insurance Accepted 

MAPD Medicare Advantage Plans
Accepted & Available from Steve Shorr Insurance

• Blue Shield Individual
  • Employer Group Page
  • Medi Gap
  • Medicare Advantage
  • Blue Shield Provider Finder 
• UnitedHealthcare Get more information
  • See Optum Link above for plans that Steve Shorr Insurance doesn’t represent

Original Medicare Parts A – Hospital and B Doctor Visits and

Medicare Supplements – Medi Gap:

• Anthem Blue Cross
• Blue Shield
• UnitedHealthcare Get more information
• SCAN – Email us [email protected]

• Who is Optum
  • optum.com/business/employers 
  • fierce health care.com/why-xyz-sees-combined-powers-its-health-plan-optum-as-a-competitive-advantage
  • beckers hospital  review.com/optum-closing-clinics-laying-off-500
• Broker ONLY Tools

Under 65 Individual Accepted Plans
On Optum Website

Covered California Plans
Generally same network as Direct or Off Exchange

• SHOP – Covered CA for Small Business * Blue Shield

• Health Net Employer Pure Care
• Health Net 2022  Pure Care

• LA Care – Medi Cal & Covered CA
  • (LA County Only) Contract confirmed for ALL of 2021  ^{12/15/2020 broker bulletin}.

Blue Cross HMO
LA County ONLY

If you have any questions about the specific Insurance Company above, please ask on their webpage, use link above to go there.

Employer Group Plans

Our Web pages for Carriers – Companies