Health Plans

Health plans may or may not reimburse for all procedures within the optometric scope of practice in California. If the health plan contracts out its vision care services in your area, it will refer you to the appropriate vision plan. The following is a partial list of major health plans for your reference only. COA does not endorse any plan.

Those plans that are included in Covered California are noted as follows: “(1)”: offered to individuals, “(2)”: offered to small businesses; note that not all plans are offered in every county and you are encouraged to visit the Covered California website to keep up-to-date on its contracted carriers at https://hbex.coveredca.com/insurance-companies/PDFs/2020_rate_booklet_final.pdf.

Aetna Health of California

(800) 353-1232

Anthem Blue Cross of California (contracts with VSP) (1)

(800) 877-7195

Blue Shield of California (1), (2)

(800) 258-3091

CCHP (Chinese Community Health Plan) (1), (2)

(415) 955-8800, ext. 3214

Cigna HealthCare of California

(800) 882-4462

Contra Costa Health Services

(877) 800-7423, Option 6

Health Net (contracts with EyeMed) (1), (2)

(866) 392-6058

Health Plan of San Joaquin

(209) 942-6340

Kaiser Permanente (1), (2)

N. CA: (800) 464-4000 or S. CA: (626) 405-3147

L.A. Care Health Plan (1)

(866) 522-2736

Molina Healthcare (1)

(800) 526-8196

Oscar Health Plan of California (1)

(855) 672-2755

Santa Clara Family Health Plan

(408) 874-1788

Sharp Health Plan (1), (2)

(858) 499-5285

UnitedHealthcare Benefits Plan of California

(877) 842-3210

Valley Health Plan (1)

(408) 885-2221

Western Health Advantage (contracts with MESVision) (1)

(800) 877-6372

Keep up-to-date with health plans that contract (directly or indirectly) or employ doctors of optometry by visiting the state Department of Managed Health Care.