Scripps Health & Anthem Negotiation

Updated February 7, 2025

While Scripps has been forced out of network with Anthem Blue Cross, we are still actively negotiating to reach a resolution. We’re doing everything we can to help Anthem recognize how important it is for our patients to keep the doctors they know and trust in-network, and hope that Anthem will respond with our same sense of urgency for a timely resolution.

 

It's important to know that to Anthem, this negotiation is about keeping barriers in place that benefit Anthem. It is not about affordability. Publicly reported data proves that Scripps Health is below the State benchmark for hospital prices in California. Our only goal is to ensure our patients can continue to access Scripps Health without unnecessary delays and barriers to the care they need. To do so, Scripps needs to be paid fairly and appropriately for access to the world class care that it provides to patients. Under Anthem’s current policies, too much money and effort are diverted from actual patient care to working through Anthem’s administrative hurdles, all to benefit Anthem’s corporate profitability. That is the true issue at the core of the negotiation and what we are advocating to change. 


To learn more about how you can continue to access Scripps Health, how you or your employees’ coverage is impacted and Anthem’s financial motivations driving the negotiation, visit the FAQs below.

*Patients with Traditional Medicare or a Medicare Supplement plan are not impacted. If you have coverage through Traditional Medicare or a Medicare Supplement plan, you can continue to visit your Scripps hospitals and physicians as you normally would.