Major Insurance Plans Contracted with Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center

Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center makes every effort to keep this list as accurate as possible.

Your health plan may have a specific process for seeing a specialist. Many health plans require your primary care physician to refer you to a specialist, while others allow you to self-refer. Before making an appointment with a specialist, please check with your health plan to ensure the visit will be covered.

HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)

• Aetna HMO
  
  
• Blue Shield CalPERS HMO only
  
  
• Cigna HMO
  (Currently in negotiations for 2009 Renewals.)
  
  
• HealthNet HMO
  
• HealthNet Seniority Plus (Medicare Advantage)
  
  
• PacifiCare HMO
  (Currently in negotiations for 2009 Renewals.)
  
  
• Secure Horizons by United HealthCare, formerly PacifiCare (Medicare Advantage)

To change your medical group and/or your primary care provider, contact the HMO health plan directly.

Your health plan may have a specific process for seeing a specialist. Many health plans require your primary care physician to refer you to a specialist, while others allow you to self-refer. Before making an appointment with a specialist, please check with your health plan to ensure the visit will be covered.

Medicare

• Blue Cross Freedom Blue Medicare RPPO
  
  
• HealthNet Seniority Plus (Medicare Advantage)
  
• Secure Horizons by United HealthCare formerly PacifiCare (Medicare Advantage)
  
  
• Traditional Medicare (Existing patients and family members until reassessment, Spring 2008)

For your convenience, we have added links to the Official U.S. Government Site for patients with Medicare:

• Medicare: Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Choosing the right Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

POS, PPO, Other Plans

For POS, PPO, and indemnity plans not listed, you have a choice of seeing a physician who is not listed in the PPO or POS directory. A co-pay and/or deductible may apply. Consult your benefits summary for details.

Patients should confirm with their employer's benefits department if Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center is a preferred provider.

• Aetna PPO, EPO
  
  
• Beech Street PPO
  
  
• Blue Cross Prudent Buyer Plan (Blue Cross PPO)
  
• Blue Cross Freedom Blue Medicare RPPO
  
  
• Blue Shield PPO, Blue Shield Select PPO, POS
  
  
• Cigna PPO, EPO, POS
  (Currently in negotiations for 2009 Renewals.)
  
  
• Coastal Healthcare Administrators (Foundation for Medical Care)
  
  
• Community Health Plan of Monterey/Santa Cruz
  
  
• Employers Health Insurance Company (CCN and PHN)
  
  
• First Health PPO Great West PPO
  
  
• The Guardian (CMFC)
  
  
• HealthNet PPO, POS
  
  
• Hardencare/Sierra Health Services, Inc (Interplan)
  
  
• Interplan PPO
  
  
• Multiplan PPO
  
  
• PacifiCare PPO, POS
  (Currently in negotiations for 2009 Renewals.)
  
  
• Principle Financial (Multiplan)
  
  
• Private Pay
  
  
• Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) PPO
  
  
• Sutter Select EPO/PPO Plans
  
  
• United Healthcare PPO, EPO
  (Currently in negotiations for 2009 Renewals.)