Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance
Do you want to save money on your health insurance? Vista Health Solutions is a licensed health insurance broker that can give you a broad range of quotes to choose from including Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance quotes. We will assist you in every step of the application process. From the time you get quotes, up to the time you are approved, we make things easier for you. And we’ll still be there a year after to remind you of your renewal date. Customer care is one of our specialties. You can contact us by phone or online (via chat or email) and you can be assured that our representatives are always ready to help.
About Anthem
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is the largest provider in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield started in 1944. But in 2005 they merged with WellPoint Health Networks. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance has a good track record in the health benefits industry. Proof of this is their consistent “A” rating from A.M. Best and Standard and Poor’s.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s main goal is to better the communities’ overall health and provide excellent care for all its members. Not only does it provide Medicare Supplement, but also Medicare Advantage and Part D plans. One of the benefits of being a member of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is as a member, you get prescription savings and prevention care, i.e. provided exercise programs. Because it does provide Medicare, it does allow for renewal annually, though they do not guarantee you’ll be covered each year.
It is a trading name in thirteen states. It is an HMO plan, LPPO plan, an RPPO plan, and a PDP with Medicare contract.
General Contact Information
Use the following toll-free #s to contact Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield or contact us at (888)215-4045 for
- Medicaid Services 844-946-8002
- Child Health Plus 844-946-8002
- Essential Plan 800-852-7826
- Medicare 800-665-7924
Types of Health Insurance Plans Sold by Anthem
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield offers the following insurance plan types that allow their members to balance both cost and freedom. For a description of the plan types listed below, visit our health insurance FAQ page
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Anthem Insurance markets
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield sells (and provides) the following types of health plans throughout New York State
- Individual Health Insurance
- Catastrophic health insurance
- Group Health Insurance
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Child Health Plus
- Essential Plan
County listing of where Anthem BCBS plans are sold vs other New York State Health Insurance Carriers
County Aetna Affinity Anthem CDPHP Crystal Run Emblem Empire Excellus Fidelis HealthFirst HealthNow ENY HealthNow WNY Humana Independent Metroplus Molina MVP Oscar Oxford Univera United WellCare YourCare
Albany
Allegany Bronx
Broome
Cattaraugus Cayuga
Chautauqua
Chemung
Chenango
Clinton
Columbia
Cortland
Delaware
Dutchess
Erie Essex
Franklin
Fulton
Genesee
Greene
Hamilton
Herkimer
Jefferson
Kings
Lewis
Livingston
Madison
Monroe Montgomery
Nassau
New York
Niagara
Oneida
Onondaga
Ontario Orange
Orleans
Oswego
Otsego
Putnam
Queens
Rensselaer
Richmond
Rockland
Saratoga
Schenectady
Schoharie
Schuyler
Seneca
St. Lawrence
Steuben
Suffolk
Sullivan
Tioga
Tompkins
Ulster
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Westchester
Wyoming Yates
Special Programs offered by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Below is a sample listing of the most popular discount programs made available to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield members. Visit their site to find a complete listing of programs and products offered.
- Gym Reimbursement Program
- Health and Care Management Programs
- Little Footprints Case Management Program
- Breastfeeding Support
- Living Well Programs
Complaints against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Other Health Insurance Carriers by consumers
Each Year the Department of Financial Services (DFS) publishes complaints from members against their health insurance company. Complaints often surround such issues as payment, reimbursement for medical and hospital expenses, coverage issues, network issues, coverage benefits, and premium related matters. Below is the newest complaint report which is from 2018 and filed in 2019. This table information is originally from the New York Consumer Guide to Health Insurers
Carrier | Ranking 1=Best 13=Worst | Total Complaints | Upheld Complaints | Premium Collected | Complaint Ratio |
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Capital District Physicians Health Plan | 2 | 9 | 1 | 541.47 | 0.0018 |
Community Blue (HealthNow) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 183.02 | 0 |
Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc. | 8 | 338 | 193 | 124.76 | 1.547 |
Excellus Health Plan | 4 | 14 | 6 | 397.21 | 0.0151 |
HIP Health Maintenance Organization | 7 | 668 | 400 | 2,501.09 | 0.1599 |
Independent Health Association, Inc. | 3 | 18 | 2 | 228.96 | 0.0087 |
MVP Health Plan, Inc. | 5 | 38 | 17 | 584.97 | 0.0291 |
UnitedHealthcare of New York, Inc. | 6 | 79 | 35 | 792.96 | 0.0441 |
Aetna Life Insurance Company | 12 | 1,300 | 455 | 1,975.90 | 0.2303 |
CDPHP Universal Benefits, Inc. | 3 | 9 | 4 | 508.5 | 0.0079 |
CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Company | 9 | 180 | 102 | 1,157 | 0.0881 |
Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc. | 10 | 423 | 227 | 2,549.34 | 0.089 |
Excellus Health Plan, Inc. | 5 | 88 | 27 | 2,866.75 | 0.0094 |
Group Health Incorporated | 13 | 1,515 | 1,111 | 806.75 | 1.3771 |
HealthNow New York Inc. | 4 | 42 | 14 | 1,502.44 | 0.0093 |
Independent Health Benefits Corporation | 1 | 11 | 1 | 565.62 | 0.00`8 |
MVP Health Services Corporation | 2 | 10 | 3 | 734.03 | 0.0041 |
Nippon Life Insurance Company of America | 6 | 11 | 3 | 62.67 | 0.0479 |
Oscar Insurance Corporation | 11 | 132 | 39 | 298.8 | 0.1305 |
Oxford Health Insurance, Inc. | 7 | 1,054 | 319 | 6,590.88 | 0.0484 |
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York | 8 | 289 | 106 | 1,966.61 | 0.0539 |
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Individual Insurance plans offered for Sale
Each of the plans listed is available to individuals for purchase through Vista. Please contact us for information or if you’re interested in purchasing a plan (888)215-4045
- Gold PPO 30/500/20%
- Bronze Select PPO 6900/0% w/HSA
- Bronze Select PPO 40/5600/40%
- Silver PPO 55/2500/45%
- Silver Select PPO 50/2000/40%
- Silver Select PPO 45/1750/40%
- Platinum PPO 15/250/10%
- Bronze Full PPO 6850/65 OffEx
- Bronze Full PPO Savings 6900 OffEx
- Bronze Full PPO Savings 5300/40% OffEx
- Silver Full PPO 2300/45 OffEx
- Silver Full PPO 1800/55 OffEx
- Silver Full PPO Savings 2000/25% OffEx
List Of Hospitals and network size per county
Each hospital below is specific to Anthem plans that are sold on-exchange (NYS of Health). If you’re a current MVP member or maybe you’re considering becoming a member, before coordinating care with a hospital, contact MVP to confirm that the hospital is in-network and covered under the health plan you have or are thinking of purchasing
County | Hospital Listing | Primary Care Physician Count | Specialist Count |
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Albany | Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany Memorial Hospital Sunnyview Hospital And Rehabilitation Center St Peters Hospital Samaritan Hospital The Burdett Care Center Inc Ellis Hospital -Bellevue Woman's Care Center Division Ellis Hospital - McClellan Division Ellis Hospital | 217 | 62 |
Allegany | Olean General Hospital | 13 | 3 |
Bronx | Calvary Hospital Inc Montefiore Medical Center Henry & Lucy Moses Div | 8 | 2 |
Broome | United Health Services Hospital Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | 135 | 22 |
Cayuga | Geneva General Hospital Clifton Springs Hospital Newark Wayne Community Hospital Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates County Inc | 20 | 5 |
Chemung | St Joseph's Hospital Elmira, NY Arnot Ogden Medical Center | 52 | 7 |
Chenango | Chenango Memorial Hospital | 18 | 4 |
Clinton | Faxton- St Lukes Healthcare St Elizabeth Medical Center Rome Memorial Hospital Rome Memorial Hospital - IP MH Oneida Healthcare Community Memorial Hospital | 15 | 4 |
Columbia | Little Falls Hospital St Elizabeth Medical Center Faxton- St Lukes Healthcare Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (Bassett Healthcare) | 25 | 5 |
Cortland | Cortland Regional Medical Center Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Psychiatric Unit | 2 | 0 |
Delaware | O'Connor Hospital Delaware Valley Hospital A O Fox Memorial Hospital (Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital) | 24 | 1 |
Dutchess | Mid Hudson Valley Division of Westchester Medical Center Vassar Brothers Medical Center Northern Dutchess Hospital | 143 | 31 |
Erie | Buffalo General Hospital The John R. Oishei Childrens Hospital Roswell Park Cancer Institute Millard Fillmore Hospital Suburban Hospital | 65 | 15 |
Franklin | Franklin | 21 | 8 |
Fulton | Nathan Littauer Hospital | 27 | 5 |
Genesee | United Memorial Medical Center | 36 | 10 |
Herkimer | Little Falls Hospital | 24 | 1 |
Jefferson | Samaritan Medical Center Carthage Area Hospital, Inc River Hospital | 46 | 10 |
Lewis | Lewis County General Hospital | 10 | 8 |
Livingston | Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital | 30 | 1 |
Madison | Community Memorial Hospital Compare Oneida Healthcare | 42 | 7 |
Monroe | The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester General Hospital Highland Hospital Strong Memorial Hospital Monroe Community Hospital | 568 | 124 |
Montgomery | St Mary's Healthcare | 36 | 5 |
New York | New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center New York Presbyterian Hospital -Columbia University Medical Center | 4 | 0 |
Niagara | Roswell Park Cancer Institute DeGraff Memorial Hospital | 9 | 5 |
Oneida | Rome Memorial Hospital Rome Memorial Hospital - IP MH Faxton- St Lukes Healthcare St Elizabeth Medical Center | 86 | 20 |
Onondaga | University Hospital SUNY Health Science Center Crouse Hospital St Josephs Hospital Health Center | 162 | 60 |
Ontario | FF Thompson Hospital Clifton Springs Hospital Geneva General Hospital | 75 | 41 |
Orange | Garnet Health Medical Center St Anthony Community Hospital St Luke's Cornwall Hospital - Newburgh Bon Secours Community Hospital | 256 | 56 |
Orleans | Orleans Community Health | 13 | 3 |
Otsego | Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (Bassett Healthcare) A O Fox Memorial Hospital (Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital) | 73 | 14 |
Putnam | Putnam Hospital Center | 38 | 7 |
Rensselaer | Samaritan Hospital The Burdett Care Center Inc | 76 | 22 |
Rockland | Helen Hayes Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital Nyack Hospital | 189 | 49 |
Saratoga | Saratoga Hospital Ellis Hospital | 110 | 58 |
Schoharie | Cobleskill Regional Hospital (Critical Access) | 15 | 2 |
Schuyler | Schuyler Hospital | 11 | 0 |
St. Lawrence | Canton Potsdam Hospital Gouverneur Hospital Clifton Fine Hospital Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center | 56 | 13 |
Steuben | Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital St James Mercy Hospital Corning Hospital | 53 | 17 |
Sullivan | Garnet Health Medical Center-Catskills Delaware Valley Hospital | 48 | 11 |
Tioga | Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | 24 | 1 |
Tompkins | Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Psychiatric Unit Cayuga Addiction Recovery - Residential | 6 | 1 |
Ulster | Health Alliance Hospital Mary's Avenue Campus Health Alliance Hospital Broadway Campus Ellenville Regional Hospital | 102 | 19 |
Warren | Glens Falls Hospital | 54 | 20 |
Wayne | Newark Wayne Community Hospital | 32 | 15 |
Westchester | Northern Westchester Hospital Westchester Medical Center Phelps Memorial Hospital Center White Plains Hospital Center St. John's Riverside St Johns Riverside Hospital-Dobbs Ferry Pavilion Hudson Valley Hospital Center New York Presbyterian Hospital - Hudson Valley Hospital Hospital St John's Riverside Hospital New York Presbyterian Hospital - Lawrence Hospital | 538 | 128 |
Wyoming | Wyoming County Community Hospital | 18 | 2 |
Yates | Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates County Inc | 18 | 2 |