Table 1.

Profile of Covered California Health Plans

COVERED CALIFORNIA HEALTH PLANS	ABOUT THE INSURER	PLAN TYPE	NETWORK	PRICING REGIONS SERVED
Anthem Blue Cross of California	A major U.S. health insurance company with more policy holders in CA than any other insurer. An independent licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield of CA.	PPO HMO EPO	Hospitals: ~ 300 Physicians: ~ 30,000	All 19 pricing regions
Chinese Community Health Plan (CCHP)	Formed in 1986 to serve Chinese Hospital Health System patients.	HMO	Hospitals: 9 Physicians: 315	San Francisco, northern San Mateo only
Kaiser Permanente	One of the nation’s largest nonprofit health insurance companies.	HMO	Hospitals: 35 Physicians: 14, 219	All 19 regions but not in all areas within those regions
Contra Costa Health Plan	The first county-sponsored health insurance company in the nation to receive federal qualification and to offer Medicare.	HMO	Hospitals: 10 Physicians: ~ 5,000	Contra Costa
Health Net Inc.	A publicly traded MCO that delivers services through health plans and government-sponsored managed care plans.	PPO HMO	Hospitals: 204 Physicians: ~ 44,000	13 regions
Sharp Health Plan	San Diego’s only locally based commercial health insurance company.	HMO	Hospitals: 10 Physicians: 2, 600	San Diego
Western Health Advantage	A nonprofit health insurance company.	HMO	Hospitals: 15 Physicians: 3,000	Two regions
Molina Healthcare	A national MCO and a physician-led company.	HMO	Hospitals: 29 Physicians: 4,568	Four regions
Valley Health Plan	Licensed in 1985.	HMO	Hospitals: 4 Physicians: 993	Santa Clarita
L.A. Care Health Plan	Nation’s largest publicly operated health insurance company. An independent local public agency created by the state of CA and LA County to serve especially vulnerable and low-income populations.	HMO	Hospitals: 35 Physicians: 1,005	Two regions of Los Angeles
Blue Shield of California	CA based non-profit health insurance company	PPO EPO	Hospitals: 223 Physicians: 22,048 (does not include hospital-based physicians)	All regions