How do I Get Insurance Coverage With UCLA Health Group?

The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is considered one the top five hospitals in the country by U.S. News and World Report, according to the UCLA Health System website. Other institutions in the system are Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA and the UCLA Medical Group. While the UCLA Medical Group does not offer its own health insurance product, but contracts with medical groups, HMOs and PPOs throughout the Southern California region to provide medical care for their members.

Instructions

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  Check the list of insurance plans that UCLA Health System accepts. The health system accepts more than 100 insurance plans from HMO to indemnity plans (see the Resources section). Check options available through your workplace or other organization to see if any of the plans accept the UCLA Health System as a medical provider.

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  Sign up for the plan of your choice. If you already have a health plan and aren't sure if it is accepted by the UCLA Health System, call 800-825-2631 and ask one of the Physician Referral Service representatives. You also may speak with the benefits coordinator for the health plan at your workplace or consult the provider directory that your health plan gave you when you became a member.

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  Choose a doctor who is part of the UCLA Health System. If you plan to regularly seek care within the UCLA Health System, a doctor who works for the health system should be your primary care physician, who must be in the insurance group's network. By using a doctor who works for the UCLA Health System, your visits, including those to the UCLA Medical Group, will be considered in-network and covered at a higher percentage rate than one who is not.