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Metro Heart Group,
Improving the quality of life.
of Metro Heart Group is to provide compassionate, quality cardiovascular care.
of Metro Heart Group is to be a principal participant and leadership group in the St. Louis health care market. All members are dedicated to improving the health, happiness and well being in our communities.



Participating Insurance Plans
The following represent contracted insurance carriers through Metro Heart Group of St. Louis as of the above noted date. This listing should be used as a reference for appropriate referral* only. Authorizations for referrals are noted with an (v), pre-certifications are required ON ALL PLANS and are the responsibility of the referring provider.
REMINDER:

Not all MHG providers are on all plans. Please call our office prior to any and all referrals and specify the member’s plan.
*Refererral is defined by each plan contractual agreement.

* Indicates Insurances Plans that require a referral
* ADVANTRA (Medicare Product for Group Health Plan (GHP) – subsidiary of Coventry)
* AETNA EPO
* AETNA HMO/PPO
* AETNA OPEN ACCESS
AETNA SELECT
* ALLIANCE/ ALLIANCE CHOICE (Part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield)
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD (Part of WellPoint)
* ALTON MULTISPECIALTY GROUP (AMS PCP referral required)
BCE EMERGIS (Part of Multi Plans)
BEECH STREET (subsidiary of Concentra - Part of SSM MCO)
* BLUE CHOICE HMO/OPEN ACCESS ( Part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield)
* BLUE CARD/ BLUE PREFERRED (Part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield)
* CARE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES - CMR (Part of GHP – subsidiary of Coventry)
CCN PPO (Integrated with First Health Network 1/2007 – subsidiary of Coventry)
CCO INC (Part of SSM MCO)
CHOICECARE (Part of Humana)
* ESSE (PCP referral required)
* ESSENCE HEALTHCARE
* EVERCARE (UHC product)
EVOLUTIONS HEALTHCARE - PPO (Part of SSM MCO)
* EXCLUSIVE CHOICE (SSMHC Employee Medical Plan)
FIRST HEALTH NETWORK (Subsidiary of Coventry)
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK (Part of SSM MCO)
* GOLD ADVANTAGE (GHP Medicare Product)
GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE (fka One Health Plan)
* GROUP HEALTH PLAN – (GHP – subsidiary of Coventry)
* HEALTHCARE USA (MO Medicaid MC+, subsidiary of Coventry)
HEALTH DYNAMICS, Inc.- PPO (Part of SSM MCO)
* HEALTHLINK HMO (Merged with UniCare – subsidiary of WellPoint)
* HEALTHLINK PPO (Merged with UniCare – subsidiary of WellPoint)
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK (HMN) PPO (Part of SSM MCO)
HEALTH NETWORK AMERICA, INC. (fka Wellmark Health Network, Inc)
HEALTHSTAR, INC. PPO & EPO (Acquired by ppoNEXT - Part of SSM MCO)
HFN, INC. (Part of SSM MCO)
INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORKS & SERVICES, INC. PPO (part of First Health Network)
MEDICAID OF MO (Confirm coverage through WEBMD for each DOS)
MEDICARE OF MO (Administered by Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield)
MEDICARE OF IL (Administered by WPS)
* MEDICARE COMPLETE (UHC Medicare Product)
* MERCY HEALTH PLAN HMO/OPEN ACCESS/PPO (MHP)
* MERCY HEALTH PLAN PREMIER PLUS HMO (Medicare Product for MHP)
* MERCY CARE PLUS (MO Medicaid MC+) (fka -Community Care Plus & Mercy MC +)
MULTI PLAN, INC. (MPI)
NATIONAL PREFERRED PROVIDER NETWORK (NPPN) PPO
NATIONAL PROVIDER NETWORK (Part of SSM MCO)
NON-OPTIONS PPO (UHC product)
OPTIONS PPO (UHC product)
ppoNEXT (fka HealthStar, Inc. – Part of SSM MCO)
PRINCIPAL HEALTH CARE (PHC) PPO
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS – PHCS (acquired by MultiPlan)
PROAMERICA (acquired by MultiPlan)
PROVIDER NETWORKS of AMERICA (Part of SSM MCO)
* SECURE HORIZONS (UHC Medicare product)
* SSM MCO
THREE RIVERS PPO (Merged with Health Star, Inc. - Part of SSM MCO)
* TRICARE (fka CHAMPUS)
UNICARE (Merged with HealthLink, Inc) Part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD EMPLOYES HEALTH SYSTEMS (UPREHS)
UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS’ UNION – LOCAL 655 (Part of ALLIANCE BC/BS)
UNITED HEALTHCARE CHOICE & CHOICE PLUS (known as UHC NON-OPTIONS PPO)
UNITED HEALTHCARE SELECT & SELECT PLUS (known as UHC NON-OPTIONS PPO)
UNITED PAYORS & UNITED PROVIDERS PPO (UP & UP) (acquired by MultiPlan)
* UNITY HEALTH NETWORK (fka Unity PHO Network)
USA HEALTH NETWORK
USA MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION (USA-MCO)
WELLMARK HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (WHN) PPO – (acquired by MultiPlan)
WELLPOINT (parent company for BlueCross BlueShield of MO, Anthem, HealthLink and UniCare)
* Indicates Insurances Plans that require a referral

Remember, Not all physicians are on all plans --- Please ask!

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