Anthem & Scripps Health Agree to Contract
Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce that Scripps Health once again participates in the Anthem Blue Cross network.
As you may be aware, the contract between Anthem Blue Cross and Scripps Health terminated effective January 1, 2025. Despite the contract's termination, both parties continued active negotiations. These ongoing discussions resulted in the successful negotiation of a commercial contract retroactively effective to January 1, 2025. Scripps Health includes the entities listed below:
Hospitals
- 050424 - Scripps Green Hospital
- 050503 - Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
- 050324 - Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
- 050077 - Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego
- 005520 - Scripps Mercy Chula Vista
HMO Medical Groups
- Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines (AAB)
- Scripps Coastal Medical Center Hillcrest (ABA)
PPO Medical Groups*
- Scripps Clinic
- Scripps Coastal Medical Center
*Note: The PPO MA is on an LOA which was NOT included in the hard term
Anthem has initiated the process to notify all parties who received a hospital termination letter (members, clients, brokers, agents-ABC**, physicians, and HMO groups).
**ABC communications (via Broker News and Employer Access) and letter copies will be shared when the mailing is underway.
The Scripps Health HMO Medical Groups are available to all members for prospective enrollment by contacting Anthem using the toll-free customer service number, 1-844-971-0117, OR the toll-free member services number on their current ID card.