IPA
MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS
September 01, 2026
IPA Physicians participates with the following plans:
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- 1199 National Benefit Fund
- Aetna
- Affinity by Molina Healthcare
- Anthem BlueCross BlueShield
- Amida Care (uses Beacon Health Options to manage behavioral health services)
- Beech Street
- Carelon Behavioral Health / ValueOptions (formerly Beacon Health Options) – manages Centers Plan for Healthy Living MAP, Emblem’s, Emblem SOMOS, NYS Empire Plan, Hamaspik Choice, Village Care Max MAP/DSNP, and VNS Choice behavioral health services
- Beacon Health Strategies (manages Amida Care behavioral health services)
- Centerlight Healthcare (Effective 12/1/2023)
- Centers Plan for Healthy Living (uses ValueOptions/Carelon Behavioral Health for MAP LOB; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield parent company acquired CPHL effective 1/1/2026)
- Centivo
- Cigna HealthCare (IPA is not contracted with Cigna’s Medicare LOB and Psych Services; Cigna uses Evernorth Behavioral Health)
- Create Flex, Create NYC & Create Long Island
- Elderplan
- ElderServe Health, Inc.
- EmblemHealth (GHI-HIP) (uses Carelon/ValueOptions Behavioral Health to manage behavioral health services)
- Anthem Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus
- Anthem Empire BCBS Blue Access
- Anthem Empire BCBS Blue View Vision
- Fidelis Care
- First Health / Coventry
- Group Health Inc. (GHI) (uses Carelon/ValueOptions Behavioral Health to manage behavioral health services)
- Hamaspik Choice (uses Carelon/ValueOptions Behavioral Health to manage behavioral health services)
- Health Plan of NY (HIP) (uses Carelon/ValueOptions Behavioral Health to manage behavioral health services)
- Healthfirst PHSP & MHI
- Hotel Trades Council
- Humana Health Plan, Inc.
- MagnaCare
- MagnaCare IPA, LLC
- MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc.
- MultiPlan / PHCS
- Optum / UBH (manages all UnitedHealthcare lines of business and Oscar behavioral health services)
- Oscar Health Insurance for New York (uses Optum / UBH to manage behavioral health services)
- Pomco Health Insurance for New York
- Senior Whole Health by Molina Healthcare (Effective 1/1/2024)
- SOMOS Emblem (uses Carelon Behavioral Health to manage behavioral health services)
- SOMOS Empire HealthPlus
- The NYS Empire Plan (uses Carelon / ValueOptions Behavioral Health to manage behavioral health services)
- TRICARE (Health Net Federal Services) (uses MHN to manage behavioral health services)
- UnitedHealthcare / Oxford Health Plans (uses Optum / UBH to manage behavioral health services)
- VillageCareMax (uses Carelon / ValueOptions Behavioral Health to manage behavioral health services for Village Care Max MAP & DSNP LOB)
- Vision Care Service (Superior Vision)
- VNS Choice (uses Carelon / ValueOptions Behavioral Health to manage behavioral health services)
- Wellcare of NY Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Program (TJH, Jamaica Hospital, The Jamaica Physicians & ACP)
Unless specifically noted otherwise, assume that Physicians participates in all Plans’ lines of business.